Ever gazed up at the stars and felt that magical awe wash over you? As cities grow brighter, it's becoming harder to ...

A stunning new discovery reveals that white dwarf stars — once thought to explode in predictable ways — actually detonate through an astonishing variety of mechanisms. From star cannibalism to violent ...

In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

The city of Flagstaff has taken big steps to preserve the clarity of its night sky. Find out the best ways to experience the ...

The desert city in southern Arizona is a sanctuary for stargazers—and now it's even easier for visitors to explore.

The Vatican Observatory’s summer school, known as “Specola,” has already selected students for its next edition. During the month of June, 25 students who were selected from among 120 ...

Scott Snyder and Hayden Sherman's indie horror comic Dark Spaces: Dungeon is set to be ... It found considerable success with indie horror Late Night with the Devil in 2023 and critical acclaim ...

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is set to detect millions of exploding vampire stellar remnants called "white dwarfs," shedding light on dark energy.

Rubin observatory hunting for Type Ia supernovas ... will be a boon to scientists investigating the mystery of dark energy, the unknown force that is driving the acceleration of the universe's ...

Beck uses the Ukiah Latitude Observatory to deploy video cameras to capture meteors streaking across the night sky. His ambitious goal is to design software that can triangulate their trajectories ...

It's an Art Moderne astronomical observatory from the 1930s — a little rusty but almost completely intact. A valuable collection of vintage scientific equipment, including telescopes ...

was originally established to protect the nocturnal Southern hairy-nosed wombat which you might be lucky enough to spot when you're out at night. The extremely dark skies here are due to low ...