Picture this: a small audience is quietly ushered into a darkened room. They gasp in awe, as a brilliant night sky shines ...

Residents in the UAE can now observe the Milky Way in the night sky, also known as the Galactic River. The galaxy's main arm ...

The best time for stargazing in the Sahara is between October and April. These cooler months not only make it easier to spend ...

The first image of the whole Earth from space came in 1972, when astronauts Ron Evans or Harrison Schmitt took a photo from ...

The SPHEREx mission will map the universe in both optical and near-infrared light. In the month since arriving at its orbit ...

Initially, the astronomer who first made note of this fuzzy-looking glowing cluster thought it might be a nebula. But it’s ...

The starry night sky is a marvel but a dwindling one. On average skies are getting 10% brighter each year from increasing ...

The Full or Flower Moon is on May 12. The Moon is Last Quarter, rising at midnight, on May 20. On the 22nd, the waning ...

Halley’s comet swings near Earth every 75 years. But debris left by the comet leads to two major meteor showers annually.

Nut was also associated with all other aspects of the day and night sky. "We should not think of the Milky Way as a ...

Tāhuna Glenorchy, nestled in the heart of New Zealand’s South Island, has been declared an International Dark Sky Sanctuary.

Tomb art suggests the sky goddess Nut from ancient Egypt might reveal the oldest depiction of our galaxy.