The most popular meteor shower of the summer is about to peak in California. During the Perseid meteor shower, dozens of bright, fast-moving meteors zip across the night sky. The dazzling display of ...

Hubble’s sharp gaze reveals NGC 45’s feathery arms and glowing star-forming regions. Far from an ordinary spiral, it’s a rare ...

Perseid meteor shower peaks August 12–13 with up to 100 meteors/hour; watch live or catch fireballs before dawn.

With the new moon darkening the skies, you’ll have a rare shot at spotting the Milky Way, deep-sky galaxies, and even the ...

In this edition of WTOP’s monthly space feature, “What’s up in the sky?” Greg Redfern tells you how to see the moon, planets, ...

The Perseids are one of the most visually spectacular meteor showers of the year and are known for spawning impressive ...

Nicole Calande Picture a clear, dark night—dark enough to see distant planets, hundreds of glittering stars, and the glorious band of our Milky Way Galaxy stretching from horizon to horizon. For most ...

"In the Dark Sky Park, you can look up and see with the naked eye, thousands and thousands of stars on a clear night - more than people from the cities who come to visit can ever imagine.

In a 2023 survey of 634 visitors of nine International Dark Sky Parks, 61.8% of Utah's state and national park visitors participated in a night sky recreation activity.

A decently dark site in a rural area has a sky background of about 21 mag/arcsec 2. In the Rocky Mountains in Colorado I’ve been to sites a bit darker than this, and it’s truly spectacular.

It’s getting dark out again. Here’s why it’s actually good for your health. As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from ...