At the very darkest sites on Earth, far removed from humanity’s wasted sky-directed light, that background can be as dim as 22 mag/arcsec 2. I’d love to have a moonless night with my ...

Of course the sky is dark at night.” But that answer is wrong or ... There are some sources of background light even then—distant stars and galaxies too small and faint to be seen individually ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing j.thomson@newsweek.com. Stargazers are in for a treat this month, with the night sky expected to be chock-full of wondrous astronomical sights.

A “pink moon” will be shining in the night sky when the April moon of 2025 turns full this weekend. But it won’t actually look pink, and it will appear to be slightly smaller than an average ...

A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to SkyatNightMagazine. We'll see six planets in the first part of ...