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 means that we can find out something new about the ... The bright arch is formed from the brightest stars in the night sky But the new dark matter map is not showing quite what astronomers ...

It's being described as the most detailed ever map ... of dark matter through cosmic history. A telescope in Chile has traced the distribution of this mysterious stuff on a quarter of the sky ...

Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, a Dark Sky Preserve. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Step outside on a clear, moonless night, and you may catch a hazy ...

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

Try looking for an International Dark Sky Park near you or consulting a light pollution map to find the best spot. Check the local weather forecast before you go to make sure that clouds or rain ...

When you're in the early days of photographing the night sky ... first thing you'll find when you're looking to plan your astrophotography adventures is that finding dark enough skies around ...

What will look like a new star in the sky will actually be a nova — an exploding star, NASA says. Here's how to see it.

In the centre of cities it's almost never truly dark and peregrines have discovered that it might be easier to get a pigeon in town after hours. 'Sky glow might not be as bright as daylight but it ...

DarkSky International officially designated Kaikōura as an International Dark Sky Sanctuary, the twenty-second location ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has passed a resolution to strengthen the work it does in protecting the Dark and Quiet Sky both on the ... with them to try to find a solution that ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Glamping resort Under Canvas has revealed that five of its camps across Urah and Arizona have been awarded the new “Dark Sky ...