When the sun sets and the lights go out, the sky comes alive in ways that feel almost magical. From desert horizons to ...

When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above ...

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.

More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...

"An entire sky shed" And the reserve here, dubbed the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, is the largest of its kind in the world. The reserve is a 15,000-square-mile stretch over the ...

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.

"An entire sky shed" And the reserve here, dubbed the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, is the largest of its kind in the world. The reserve is a 15,000-square-mile stretch over the ...

Over the last several years, astronomers and conservationists in the region have worked with cities and counties on lighting ordinances to reduce light pollution. They have also convinced oil and gas ...