A heritage of dark sky preservation means residents of Flagstaff welcome the season’s longer nights with prolonged views of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Glacier National Park is an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Visitors can see the Milky Way from St. Mary’s Glacier, pictured here. (Photo by Ray Stinson, National Park Service.) Editor’s Note: This ...

Campers and tourists gather at a campground in Twin Lakes, Colo. for a star party hosted by the Forest Service. The spot is near Leadville, which is trying to become certified as a place that's ...

If you've seen the dark skies over places like the Great Sand Dunes National Park in Colorado, you know what we're talking about here. More and more Colorado communities are looking into officially ...

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 ...

The blue color of the daytime sky results from Rayleigh scattering, where atmospheric atoms and molecules preferentially scatter the blue wavelengths of sunlight more than red, rather than being the ...

The technicolor Florida sunset had faded into darkness, and my extended family, assembled from two continents and three countries, gathered on the beach at Longboat Key to look at the stars. We were ...