As soon as it gets dark, two bright lights become visible—the brightest in the southwest and an almost-as-bright light in the ...

To see distant galaxies and fainter star clusters, time a trip around a new moon, when the night is at its darkest.

Observing the interactions between dark matter and so-called "dark photons" during a period after the Big Bang called the "cosmic dawn" could help shed light on the universe's most mysterious and ...

If you’ve been outside after dark recently, you’ll have noticed two very bright lights in the sky. Here’s what you need to ...

Now that the evening sky is Moon-free, it’s time to aim for ... Jupiter’s disk is a magnificent 48” wide, showing off alternating light and dark cloud belts through a telescope.

North Yorkshire's internationally recognised dark skies will be better protected by a £4m plan to upgrade thousands of streetlights, councillors have said. The three-year project will see 4,500 ...

As the population of the Sarasota, Bradenton area swells, more development means more light pollution, dimming stars in the ...

DarkSky International has certified numerous places in Arizona for their efforts to preserve the night sky. Here's where to ...

Dark sky sanctuaries are typically in remote, isolated areas with less potential for light pollution. The isolation of Dark Sky Sanctuaries "significantly limits opportunities for public outreach ...

A second dark sky park recently became certified in Oregon, three years after the state's first dark sky park was certified, ...