Ninth Street Journal Painting the Night Sky with 120,000 Lights Traveling north up Guess Road, the darkness of the trees and fleeting houses is broken up suddenly by flashing lights.

Van Gogh's "The Starry Night" seems to capture a phenomenon known as turbulence, scientists showed by applying mathematics to the painting.

The loss of the night sky has several tangible and cultural impacts. We are losing a rich tradition of human cultural knowledge; cultures around the world and throughout history have used the sky ...

The data shows that the night sky got, on average, 9.6% brighter every year. For many people, the night sky today is twice as bright as it was eight years ago.

One of the brightest objects in the night sky isn’t a star or a planet — it’s a communications satellite. The BlueWalker 3 satellite, launched in September 2022, is now the eighth-brightest ...

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.