Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. The peak of the annual Perseid meteor shower is coming soon. As many as ...

This is the most detailed map of of the distribution of dark matter in the Universe ... because we have no theory of physics to guide us. It makes me very nervous and fearful, because we are ...

On a rare moonless, fogless and even windless September night in Point Reyes Station near the Marin County coast, eight ...

As someone that has always lived in the UK countryside, I am no stranger to the glory of a dark star-filled sky. Sadly, 60% ...

It's being described as the most detailed ever map of the influence of dark matter through cosmic history ... long-wavelength radiation that comes to us from the very edge of the observable ...

Astronomers have created the most comprehensive map ... dark matter and galaxies. These cluttered and empty areas appear to be connected by interstellar gas in a cosmic web. "It shows us new ...

The night sky ... map to 20,000 square degrees—nearly half the sky—this new version adds an infrared light filter. “The addition of near-infrared wavelength data to the Legacy Survey will ...

If you didn't get the chance to catch the Northern Lights last week, another opportunity may be possible for the next two ...

The results are in line with theory — but the key to an accurate measurement was understanding how dusty the galaxy is.

Researchers have developed a model for revealing what the color of a galaxy tells about its distance, to be used for measuring cosmic structures. Using telescopic observations and spectroscopy, ...

He works in the Lauwersnest activity centre, where a map with the planets ... during nightly excursions. The US organisation awards the designation of “dark sky park.” There are about 70 ...

Astronomy is the study of celestial objects and phenomena, and Indigenous astronomy refers to deep knowledge of the stars and ...