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While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has ...
What are those dark patches in the ocean? ABC 15's Chief Meteorologist Ed Piotrowski said they are called bait balls. These ...
What we saw in the DESI experiments, and now strengthened by our South Pole Telescope observations, is that dark energy is ...
Are those waves in the sky? Actually, it's just Kelvin-Helmholtz clouds that look like breaking waves. Chief Meteorologist Ed Piotrowski said these types of clouds form when a fast-moving layer of ...
The night sky isn’t perfectly dark—instead it glows faintly, and the source isn’t exactly local. Skip to main content. Scientific American. The Universe Fridays. October 3, 2024. 5 min read.
Noctourism: why dark sky travel is huge in 2025 – and where to experience it. Forget chasing the sun – this year’s biggest travel trend is all about starry skies and after-dark adventures.
On an astrotourism trip like Gorov's, celestial objects take center stage. More travelers are seeking out the feeling of awe from the night sky, with 60% of travelers saying they're considering ...
John Wheeler is Chief Meteorologist for WDAY, a position he has had since May of 1985. Wheeler grew up in the South, in Louisiana and Alabama, and cites his family's move to the Midwest as ...
As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to improving your mental health. A panorama of dark skies over the desert ...
The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is working to preserve the night sky. Here's a look at its 21 certified dark sky reserves around the world. Skip to main content.