There are over 255 dark sky reserves worldwide. The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand is the second-largest reserve at 1.08 million acres.

The Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory marked Dark Sky Week last month by noting that the organization is working to have Tupper Lake, its location in the midst of the Adirondacks, designated ...

Arizona’s dark sky cities are turning the state into a top astrotourism destination. Valley 101 explores why visitors prefer traveling here after dark ...

Have you ever looked up into the night sky and wondered where all the stars are? You are not alone. According to the International Dark Sky Association, 99% of the public in North America and ...

Mars is in the western sky as it gets dark. Jupiter becomes lost in twilight glow early in the month and is in the sun’s glare later in the month.

Mars starts May not far from the Beehive star cluster, Venus is unmistakable in the predawn sky, and Mercury looks best early in the month.

Dark sky tourism is growing in Oregon. Here’s one place without the fancy titles that’s worth a visit.

Pink Floyd’s legendary album Dark Side of the Moon returns to the Cleveland Natural History Museum’s Shafran Planetarium.

The sky in Modesto and Sacramento is expected to be cloudless on Tuesday night, when the best galaxy viewing conditions begin, according to to the National Weather Service’s seven-day forecast.

You really need a dark sky site and binoculars to see this nifty sky sight. May 5-6: The Eta Aquariid meteor shower, which favors observers in the Southern Hemisphere, peaks on these dates.

The heavyweight main belt asteroid Vesta is set to reach opposition on May 2, marking the perfect time to spot the solar system object in the night sky.