I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the ...

We more safely roam city streets after dark. The city of Las Vegas dumps an enormous amount of light into its environment, turning the night sky above into a seemingly blank canvas. Photograph by ...

At a moment when ever more human activity is oriented toward looking down at our phones, fixated on screens that reflect ...

The object, named ASKAP J1832-0911, sends out bursts of radio waves and X-rays that last two minutes and repeat every 44 ...

Some plays are like clockwork: the lights come up in medias res, and we watch, fascinated, as the gears turn — the surprise ...

Tourism leaders expect astrotourism and noctourism in the Adirondacks to continue to grow as visitors seek stargazing and ...

This month will usher in two separate conjunctions — one between the moon and a rarely-visible Mercury, and another between ...

On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever built: the Vera ...

The UK is home to plenty of beautiful dark skies, thanks to its abundance of natural spaces, national parks and rural ...

Holden Willard’s 'Pictures of Home' is at Notch8 Gallery in Portland, while 'Elizabeth Awalt: Natural Selections' is at ...