It’s International Dark Sky Week, a worldwide celebration that was started in 2003 to raise awareness about light pollution.

In a state that offers roughly 30 million acres of protected federal and state land and the third-lowest population density ...

The Moon, Venus, and Saturn are expected to briefly align into a rare formation resembling a “smiley face” this week, Nasa ...

Based in Somerset, southwest England, astrophotographer and night-sky conservationist Josh Dury has dedicated his career to ...

According to Culbertson, Venus will be the higher of the two “eyes” while Saturn will be the lower, and the thin, crescent ...

At Tuesday night’s Maricopa City Council meeting, Mayor Nancy Smith invited Maricopa residents to the dark side. Just for 30 ...

All three spots offer campgrounds that allow people to spend a night under the dazzling stars. There’s also the Oregon Outback Dark Sky Sanctuary, which currently comprises the southeastern half ...

International Dark Sky Week ... the new moon on April 27, in a push to raise awareness around light pollution, its disruption on wildlife and human health, the significance of dark night skies ...

The Lyrid meteor shower will reach a peak later this month, but stargazers can catch a first glimpse beginning Wednesday ...

A rare celestial event will brighten Texas skies on Friday, April 25, as two planets join the crescent Moon to form a smile ...

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest annual meteor showers known to humankind, will once again grace Earth's sky ...