There’s something magical about the dark. Not the scary kind, but the kind that wraps around you like a velvet blanket — ...

The night sky isn’t perfectly dark—instead it glows faintly, and the source isn’t exactly local. Skip to main content. Scientific American. The Universe Fridays. October 3, 2024. 5 min read.

Dark sky parks in all 50 states are the best places to watch space events and go stargazing. See meteors, comets, eclipses, and more in these spots.

International Dark Sky Week 2023 runs from Saturday, April 15 and Saturday, April 22, with astronomers shedding light on the need for dark skies.

To celebrate International Dark Sky Week 2025, we've put together a list of 10 night sky objects visible over the coming days that showcase the majesty of the post-sunset realm.

Answers have been shortened and edited for clarity. Listen to the entire episode at bit.ly/49cnU22. Zach Urness: What makes a night sky a dark sky? Even in the city, it’s still dark at night and ...

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.

With the recent astrotourism boom, due in part to the amazing northern-lights viewing in the U.S. this year, many lodges have bolstered their night-sky offerings. But not all dark-sky retreats are ...

Dark sky parks really shine a light (so to speak) on the night sky, allowing us to gather and gaze up at stars, planets, meteor showers, the northern lights and other wonders without obstruction ...

Under Senate Bill 52, which was signed into law by former Gov. Steve Sisolak in 2021, a locally led “Dark Sky Designation” program was established to protect and enhance the state’s natural ...