For centuries, Europeans thought that eternal daylight saturated the cosmos. The shift to a dark universe has had a profound ...

Usually, cameras see stars better than the naked eye, but on the hexagon-cracked flats of Summer Lake, my night vision gave my Sony a run for its money. In September, I visited this stretch of ...

I knew as soon as I stepped out of the cabin, I was in for something remarkable. It was 4 AM and the sky glittered brightly between the branches of long leaf pines. I only needed to get to an open ...

As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to improving your mental health. A panorama of dark skies over the desert ...

The University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium will host several live talk programs and the final “Dome After Dark” event of the fall next month. “Our November schedule will feature our final ...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Travel Nevada and the Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center are teaming up to encourage planetarium visitors to explore Nevada’s night skies. The partnership comes during Get ...

Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) and the origin of other icy visitors from the Kuiper Belt will be discussed during a program titled “Pluto and the Kuiper Belt” at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, in the University of ...

Goodbye, grays and beige! Hello, to the dark hues that homeowners are dying to decorate with this season. Rich autumnal colors, book-lined walls and warm lighting are setting the tone for interiors ...

The confusion and uncertainty of life as a teenager can easily clash with the complexities of military life, something a recently retired U.S. sailor’s debut novel seeks to capture in “Starlight in a ...

Want to enjoy a night under the stars? Explore one of New Mexico’s nine International Dark Sky Places. According to Derek Wallentinsen, chair of the New Mexico Dark Sky Places Committee, there are ...

The stars just got a little closer for Valley skywatchers. The International Dark Sky Discovery Center in Fountain Hills installed metro Phoenix’s largest telescope. In late September, the center’s ...

On a cool night in August, more than 100 people gathered in a dark corner on Frisco Main Street. The lights at the Frisco Historic Park were out. Phones were tucked away, out of sight. People lay on ...