The National Science Foundation’s newest facility, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, is named after the astronomer credited with the first evidence of dark matter.

From road-tripping adventurers to luxury resort goers, more travelers are seeking the stars than ever before. Saudi Arabia is ...

Many dark sky destinations focus on reducing light ... At Kitt Peak National Observatory, located an hour from downtown Tucson, Arizona, atop Manzanita Bush Mountain at an elevation of 7,000 ...

In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

The conclave will focus on policy discussions, conservation efforts, and advanced training to equip participants as Dark Sky ...

Lowell’s Dark Sky Planetarium also featured on Friday ... welcoming more than 1,500 visitors to the observatory’ spectacular new Astronomy Discovery Center. The Night of Discovery at the ...

A volcano in Hawaii put on another spectacular display, spewing lava up to 600 feet in the air, according to officials and ...

The observatory is currently drawing up an outdoor ... the Milky Way very clearly,” says Dan Oakley, the chair of the Dark Sky Places Committee for DarkSky International. Places like AlUla ...