The eerie thing was, as I gazed upward at the brilliant spectacle, the immediate darkness in which I stood was just as ...

Space looks very dark from Earth. But does the solar system, and the universe for that matter, have an area that's the ...

A cooling night sky becomes a power source for electricity in a new study that shows how radiative heat loss can drive a working engine.

Florissant resident and astronomy lead for International Dark Sky, Mark Harter captures Comet Lemmon at Florissant Fossil Beds. (Courtesy Mark Harter) One of the greatest things about living in Teller ...

Want to enjoy a night under the stars? Explore one of New Mexico’s nine International Dark Sky Places. According to Derek Wallentinsen, chair of the New Mexico Dark Sky Places Committee, there are ...

Nearly 80 percent of the American population can no longer view the Milky Way from their homes due to widespread development and associated light pollution. Worse still, over 99 percent of U.S.

Sure, seeing the world during the day is great, but have you tried staying up late to see all the coolest places at night? No? Then it's time for an astrotourism adventure. And Kühl knows where you ...

The "much-anticipated" Dark Sky Festival is set to return to Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks on Sept. 12-14. Dark Sky Festival is an annual event hosted by Sequoia Parks Conservancy in ...

The Town of Breckenridge is the latest community to join Colorado’s 19 certified “Dark Sky Places” and officially the first resort town to make the list. “People already go to Breckenridge to ski,” ...

HOUGHTON, MI – A celebration of the cosmos is coming to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The first Great Lakes Aurora Dark Sky Jamboree is scheduled for Sept. 11-14 in Houghton, a town in the dark-sky ...

Have you ever wondered why the night sky is dark? Doesn’t seem like much of a brainteaser, does it? Everyone knows the sky darkens at night because the sun sets … or more accurately, because our part ...

If you're looking for a summer getaway to enjoy stargazing, Michigan offers plenty of remote areas to check out. Michigan's four internationally recognized dark sky areas are part of DarkSky ...