The Milky Way appears as a dusty band of stars, but by observing its radio frequencies a different view can be seen, ...

An investigation, carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), questions one of the ...

Rachna Vinod When the last sunrays slip beyond the horizon and the first star twinkles in the dusky sky, something timeless ...

Alligator Alcatraz is causing light pollution in one of the first designated "dark skies" in the eastern United States.

Tenerife may be known for its beaches, but it’s the island’s stargazing that leaves the biggest impression, boasting some of ...

SKYWATCH: The night sky in spring and fall are devoid of bright stars, with a notable exception, the bluish-white Fomalhaut.

Tenerife may be known for its beaches, but it’s the island’s stargazing that leaves the biggest impression, boasting some of ...

Our astrotourism columnist visited the Oregon Outback for night-sky photography, but found something even more remarkable ...

Astronomers watched how the light brightened and dimmed near the event horizon of the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

The current rate of star formation at the Galactic Center appears to be lower than in the rest of the Galaxy. A new study led ...

Astrotourism is gaining momentum in Greece, as the nation is part of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), an ...

Despite being so high up, there is no night sky — or stars —in Mexico City. Andrea Fischer asked an expert why that is.