Second, during the waxing phases, the angle the moon makes to the sun opens up wider and wider, exposing more of the moon to sunlight. That causes the crescent to wax thicker and brighter. The more ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Some of the world’s darkest skies are in the Big Bend region of West Texas – although in recent years, light pollution from ...

Time to Unwind: After a day of adventure, unwind in one of Yellowstone’s historic lodges. With nine lodges, four campgrounds, ...

There’s a place in Middle River where time travel doesn’t require a flux capacitor—just a tank of gas and a sense of wonder.

On a tranquil summer evening, just as the sun dips below the horizon and darkness begins to settle, an ethereal spectacle ...

The lights are Starlink satellites, which totaled over 7,000 satellites in orbit, as of the end of March. They are most ...

As dusk fades, you may spot great horned owls ... the Oregon Coast Moonlight Train offers a chance to view the night sky over the Pacific Ocean as it follows the old Southern Pacific line along ...

A blast of charged particles from the Sun - a G3 (Strong) geomagnetic storm - is currently sweeping past our planet. Auroras ...

"Just as blue sunlight scatters in the Earth's atmosphere and makes the sun look slightly less blue, light from a strong blue, rich white street light enters your eyeball, scatters around in your ...

This full moon, named after pink phlox flowers, will rise in the eastern sky at dusk. Observers can also spot Spica, the brightest star in the Virgo constellation, alongside the Pink Moon throughout ...