The gala’s accompanying exhibit, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” is an exploration of Black menswear from the 18th century onward, with dandyism as a unifying theme.

The sky went black because the world couldn’t bear the weight of what was happening. The temple veil tore in two because heaven’s gates had been flung wide open. The ground shook because hell ...

Of course the sky is dark at night.” But that answer is wrong or, at best, incomplete, and the actual situation wasn’t obvious even to eminent scientists a century or so ago.

The full Beaver Moon rose behind the trees of Basalt Mountain, Colorado, on Friday, November 15. Footage recorded by Barry Stevenson shows the bright, white moon against a black night sky. The ...

Once inside the Met Gala Monday evening, guests passed under a slew of flower petals suspended from the ceiling. An orchestra performed favorites like Al Green’s “Let’s Stay Together.” ...

The night sky and the Milky Way above Kitt Peak Observatory. Tucson is on the right, and Phoenix is on the left. The WIYN 0.9 meter telescope is close in the foreground.

And astronomers have a brand-new, superpowerful eye with which to see the changing cosmos: the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in ...

A flower-filled night sky Once gala guests climb the steps outside and enter the museum’s Great Hall, they encounter each year a monumental centerpiece, usually floral.