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

Gravitational lensing often evokes images of a cosmic funhouse mirror: duplicated galaxies, dramatic arcs and distorted ...

Lowell Observatory, included in the "Places to Visit" section of the list, is highlighted in the introduction, "In Flagstaff, ...

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 ...

Astronomer Percival Lowell founded his Arizona stargazing lab in 1894 to aid in his search for life on Mars. While that quest is still ...

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.

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 ...

The last total lunar eclipse in the UK occurred in 2022. The penumbral phase (when the Moon first enters Earth's outer shadow ...

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

NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office ...

A rare blood moon will light up the sky on the night of March 13 into the early hours of March 14. Here’s what you need to know about how to catch it.