I’m a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don’t just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient knowledge system that ...

Outdoor lighting for buildings, roads and advertising can help people see in the dark of night, but many astronomers are growing increasingly concerned that these lights could be blinding us to the ...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — Up a winding road that cuts through the Allegheny Plateau, hundreds of amateur astronomers in campers and pickups stream into northern Pennsylvania each spring and summer in search ...

The sky may brighten by a factor of two to three due to reflection of sunlight off megaconstellation satellites, a new report finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

This dim, cone-shaped glow points nearly straight up from the horizon and is caused by sunlight reflecting off copious cosmic dust in the solar system. Hi folks, tune in every week of 2023 for the ...

David L. Crawford, an astronomer and one of the pioneers of the modern dark-sky movement, died peacefully July 22 in Carlsbad, California. During a decadeslong tenure at Kitt Peak National Observatory ...

This story is part of the Grist series Coming to our Senses, a weeklong exploration of how climate change is reshaping the way we see, hear, smell, touch, and taste the world around us. The beginning ...

Satellite internet constellations like Starlink are big trouble for astronomers. They want regulators to do something about it before SpaceX and its competitors send thousands more satellites into ...

The telescope 'time machine' will deliver 13.5 billion years of cosmic history. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The newest deep ...