California has many beautiful desert state parks, but its largest doubles as one of the best stargazing destinations you can ...

It is a miracle any can be seen so close to a major city, and efforts to preserve the night sky have led to the creation of Australia’s first “urban dark sky place” at Palm Beach headland.

Find out what's up in your night sky during September 2024 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

The Sequoia Parks Conservancy, in partnership with the National Park Service, will host the Dark Sky Festival at Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks this coming weekend. This year’s festival, ...

With 14 astronomical observatories and seven "dark sky sites" recognised by Dark-Sky International, New Zealand has a national interest in addressing regulation and mitigation of light pollution.

On Monday, a 5%-lit waning crescent moon will accompany the comet, followed by a lower-hanging 2%-lit crescent on Tuesday, with a dark sky on Wednesday. Come mid-Otober, the comet‚ if it ...

Johannes has a MSci in Neuroscience from King’s College London and serves as the Managing Director at IFLScience.

The island of Rum, south of Skye and home to 40 people, has been named Scotland's first International Dark Sky Sanctuary by the organisation DarkSky International, external. Scotland has five ...

Zhou Bo (left) hosts a livestreaming session of the Perseids meteor shower at a hotel in Dahaidao on Aug 12. WEI GUONENG/FOR CHINA DAILY The live broadcast, hosted by knowledgeable Zhou, allowed ...

“One of the biggest challenges has been raising awareness about the importance of dark sky preservation. While people more intuitively understand how light pollution affects astronomy, its ...

RELATED: PHOTOS: Northwest Ohio experiences dazzling display of Northern Lights Light pollution is measured on something called the Bortle Scale. A ranking of 1 is true darkness, while 9 is the ...