If you're looking for the light, go toward a Dark Sky Place. Away from the artificial light pollution that plagues big cities and suburbs, these areas offer the right conditions for clear stargazing, ...

From twinkling constellations to stellar life cycles, this starry skywatching quiz will test your cosmic knowledge.

See what's up in the night sky for September 2015, including stargazing events and the moon's phases, in this Space.com gallery courtesy of Starry Night Software. The full moon this Saturday (Aug. 29) ...

DAVIS MOUNTAINS STATE PARK, Texas — It's a packed night at McDonald Observatory, where dozens of people are crowding around high-powered telescopes as a thunderstorm rolls off to the east. Locals and ...

Research suggests that experiencing awe can make us feel happier, healthier and more connected — and few things inspire awe quite like a starry night sky. In Michigan, our rural landscapes and miles ...

He really did gogh the extra mile. “The Starry Night,” the 1889 hallmark artwork by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, is remarkably congruent to the astronomic principles of our sky, atmospheric ...

Editor's note: Este artículo está traducido al inglés. Merely 30 miles from the bright lights of the Las Vegas Strip sits Boulder City, a quaint town with a near-perfect view of the shining stars ...

What’s invisible, weighs 20 million suns and zooms through space at more than 1,500 kilometers per second, leaving a long starry trail in its wake? If you guessed “a supermassive black hole that has ...

A dozen Colorado state parks are aiming to tamp down light pollution and make it easier for stargazers to check out the night skies with support from a new dark sky program. The Colorado State Parks ...