The ability to predict aurora borealis outbreaks has increased interest in night sky watching and in dark sky advocacy, according to members of Starry Skies North, the Minnesota Chapter of the ...

This week, Morning Brief reader Collette wrote in to ask, "There may be blue sky, but what makes for a deeper blue in one area and a lighter blue in another?" Meteorologist Jonathan Belles: It all ...

Learn how winter’s long nights aid nocturnal pollinators like moths, and ways to enjoy the season with evening snowshoe hikes ...

Back on the evening of May 10 a rare display of the aurora borealis splashed color across the skies of our area. Amateur astronomers who follow night sky happenings knew the first thing they needed to ...

If you're looking for the best locations for astrophotography and skywatching, look no further than the Florida Keys. A 125-mile string of tropical coral islands linked by bridges that stretches into ...

Earlier this month, people around the world celebrated International Dark Sky Week. Here, in New Mexico, we can often see the Milky Way on a clear summer night. But our growing population and our ...

SEQUIM — International Dark Sky Week, billed as “a worldwide celebration of the dark and natural night” by Dark Sky International, will be celebrated today through April 28. During the past century, ...

The Milky Way is seen from the valley at Windy Point on Slumgullion Pass near Lake City in the San Juan Mountains on Jan. 13, 2021. SLUMGULLION PASS — Silent stars sparkle across the night sky and ...

Outdoor LED lighting projects can save energy, but they can also make light pollution worse. Late one evening in June of 2016, John Barentine stood alone at Mather Point, an iconic and rarely empty ...