Above the great sheath of stars that defines the ship’s keel is a ragged circle of stars. That’s Vela the Sails, though there ...

"Just as blue sunlight scatters in the Earth's atmosphere and makes the sun look slightly less blue, light from a strong blue ...

"Eyes to the Sky" comes to you as the Full Pink Moon, the first full moon after the vernal equinox, rises tonight, April 12.

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For more than a millennium, Orthodox Christian monks have woken up in the predawn darkness to start their day with prayer at ...

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park "became the world's second IDA International Dark Sky Community in 2009"; other California ...

The brightest planets in the night sky: How to see them (and when) Monthly skywatching information is provided to Space.com by Chris Vaughan of Starry Night Education, the leader in space science ...

After putting on a great show in our evening sky since the fall of 2024, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for ...

From the Nevada desert to the Oregon coast, these heritage railroads allow you to see the stars while rolling through the ...