Astronomy enthusiasts gather to admire the grandeur of the cosmos in one of the darkest locations of the United States during the darkest part of the year.

Amateur astronomers who follow night sky happenings knew the first thing they needed to do to see the northern lights display when they heard one may be happening. They needed to head for a dark sky ...

Eventually, the dark umbra shadow appeared and slowly enveloped the moon, until we saw the distinctive color at totality when the moon is completely in the Earth’s umbra. Clouds really enhanced and ...

COPPER HARBOR, MI – This dark sky festival showcases the spectacular stargazing of Michigan’s northernmost peninsula.

His photos appear frequently in National Geographic ... But you need a really, truly dark sky like what they have at Natural Bridges National Monument in southern Utah. You probably can’t ...

With more sightings of the northern lights across the U.S. than usual in recent years, now is an excellent time to make the trek to a Dark Sky Place. Even if you don't see the rainbow of colors ...

The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in breathtaking new photos from the European Southern Observatory.

Standing beneath the Milky Way has always been a beautiful sight, if you were lucky enough to find dark skies on a dark night. But the revelation of recent advances in digital photography is that ...

Symphony Under the Stars is one of many events at the annual Dark Sky Festival (17 October to 2 November 2025) held in Jasper National Park, one of the world's largest and most accessible dark sky ...

On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned to embrace darkness. On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned ...

France’s Landes de Gascogne Regional Natural Park (PNR) has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Reserve, recognizing the collective efforts of the region in preserving and ...