Public awareness of the negative effects of light pollution is rapidly growing. Preserving the night sky in Northern MN provides benefits to human health, environmental health and the economy of ...

Normally a feature of the northern latitudes, that night the auroras were visible as far south as Cuba, Panama, and Colombia, a most unusual occurrence. But the pretty view of the night sky was ...

Beaver Creek Valley State Park is home to one of the prettiest streams in Minnesota. This park sits in the “driftless area” – ...

Ancient red cliffs, roaming bison, prairie wildflowers, and star-filled skies – Blue Mounds State Park offers a Minnesota ...

Alexandria Echo Press reporter Lisa Johnson and Astro Bob talk about the Milky Way, galaxies in Virgo, and Bob's latest award ...

A rare double solar eruption fueled a spectacular display of the northern lights overnight — and more auroras could be on the way. Last weekend, two separate solar eruptions sent a pair of ...

A rare double solar eruption fueled a spectacular display of the northern lights overnight — and more auroras could be on the way. Last weekend, two separate solar eruptions sent a pair of ...

the northern axis of Earth points directly to Polaris or the North Star. Polaris remains fixed in the night sky as Earth rotates, so this star is vital for navigation. The position of Polaris ...

of stars in our night sky. And we've all heard of the 19th century poem penned in 1806 by the British poet, Jane Taylor, with the simple title of "The Star,": Twinkle, twinkle, little star ...

Saturn climbs higher at dawn but still tussles with twilight. At mid-month, it’s about a fist to the right (west) of Venus.

Incidentally, one way that you can tell the difference between a star and a planet in the night sky is that planets ... For those of us living in the Northern Hemisphere, Sirius has always been ...