Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24.

Every year, thousands of people visit Summit County to experience all the beauty that the Colorado Rocky Mountains have to ...

There could be many more satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way than previously thought or observed, according to ...

Looking up at the night sky can be one of the most awe-inspiring experiences, particularly if you find yourself in a ...

The image of supermassive black hole Sagittarius A * was created using data from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration.

Though it appears as a softly glowing cloud against the darker sky, what we see is so much more remarkable. This is the rim of our galaxy’s disk arching across the sky. Its hazy appearance, of course, ...

Folks think I’ve lost my mind when I suggest the best time of year to visit me for stargazing here in the Southern California desert is during late July ...

Columnist Justice B. Hill remembers the magic of starry nights from his youth and mourns how light and air pollution have ...

Less famous but just as unforgettable, these state parks showcase iconic landscapes without the long lines at America’s ...

The Deltas will fly out of the southern sky. Given the relatively low altitude of the radiant from the Northland, and ...

A decade of observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has produced the sharpest and most detailed images of the Andromeda ...

"The best time to see the Milky Way in (Massachusetts) is from March to September," according to the Capture the Atlas website.