When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above ...

The Perseid meteor shower, active from July 17 to August 23, peaks on August 12-13, potentially offering 50-75 meteors per ...

Telescopes always make a big showing at the Dark Sky Festival, if it has been too long since you've peered into the deeper ...

Matthew McFadzean is one of two dark sky rangers at the Galloway Forest Park. He said the project created a "detrimental" ...

Some national and state parks are certified in regulating light pollution, also referred to as “dark sky preserves.” ...

The largest dark sky sanctuary in the world is 2.4 million acres of volcanic landscape, deserts, and mountains. Learn how to plan your trip.

The Perseid meteor shower kicks off tonight with shooting stars and zooming fireballs. Here's where, when, what time, how to watch for best visibility ...

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between the moon and Mars.

A community science project in Weber County is currently seeking volunteers to help collect night sky brightness data in an ...

DarkSky International in 2016 designated Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve as the nation’s first preserve to achieve ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

On the night of May 16, a large beam of light resembling a spotlight was seen shooting into the night sky in the Southwest, but its source remains unknown.. A Facebook post sharing the mysterious ...