Nearly 2½ centuries ago, in December 1781, musical composer and amateur astronomer William Herschel was scanning his telescope through the skies over ...

Bellerophon ultimately decided to visit Mount Olympus, the home of the gods, which was strictly off-limits to mortals. As ...

Space looks very dark from Earth. But does the solar system, and the universe for that matter, have an area that's the ...

November 2025 is a fantastic month for sky lovers. The nights are longer, the air is crisp, and the sky fills with cosmic ...

Alligator Alcatraz is causing light pollution in one of the first designated "dark skies" in the eastern United States.

Photos show the lights illuminating the sky in vivid color across the U.S. this week. They'll be visible again in some states ...

If you visit Rehoboth Beach after sunset, you’ll see bright streetlights illuminating the downtown area, but that could soon change as the city takes steps to become Dark Sky compliant.

National Weather Service offices across the United States, including Oklahoma, Washington state, Tennessee, Iowa, Idaho, ...

The further north you live, the better chance of witnessing the light show. However, during times of intense solar activity, ...

Bezos’ Blue Origin is prepping for New Glenn rocket launch. Weather permitting, it may be visible in the sky beyond the pad ...

Bezos’ Blue Origin is prepping for New Glenn rocket launch. Weather permitting, it may be visible in the sky beyond the pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida ...

Spot November’s supermoon, Leonids peak, and Uranus at opposition, plus a dark-sky new moon and a Moon-Saturn pairing. Here’s ...