Most of that has happened since 1980s and '90s, because light technology has never been cheaper or easier to light it up. The (scale for darkness) wasn't defined until 2001.

If you looked up at the sky last night, then you would have seen the stunning Strawberry Moon - the sixth full moon of the year. The moon reached its fullest yesterday evening (June 10) and into ...

The moon and Venus put on quite a show for skywatchers around the world this week. On Jan. 3, 2025, the "Evening Star" Venus and a waxing crescent moon crossed the night sky in an event known as a ...

Comet A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS proved to be photogenic as it lit up the early autumn skies of the Northern Hemisphere this month.