In the summer, when day waits a very long time before yielding to night, the transition from light to dark can be magical — ...

Best night: June 26 — a slim crescent moon joins Mercury in the twilight sky for a picture-perfect moment. Pro tip : Use binoculars to spot it in the fading light.

During May, Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place; the moon has some nice pairings with stars and ...

9 night sky events to see in June, from a strawberry moon to interstellar clouds. This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions.

And since this resolution built on a 2007 conference called the "International Conference in Defence of the Quality of the Night Sky and the Right to Observe Stars held jointly by UNESCO and the ...

Nevada City pushes for Dark Sky certification to protect night sky 03:38. In a world that's growing brighter by the year, one small gold rush town is working to keep its night dark and its skies ...

The visibility of the night sky in New Zealand appears to be following a similar trend. Between 2012 and 2021, the area affected by light pollution grew at a rate of 4.2% above the global average .