Travel + Leisure on MSN

These are the best star parties and astronomy festivals in the world for 2026—from desert valleys to coastal lagoons

Whether you’re chasing galaxies in California or counting meteors in Uruguay, this year’s top dark sky festivals promise awe, ...
Forbes

Winter’s Best Meteor Shower Begins Tonight: How To See The Quadrantids

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. As many as 120 “shooting stars” per hour may be visible ...
FOX 32 Chicago on MSN

Shooting star? Midwesterners report seeing fireball in the sky Tuesday night

Did you see it? More than 128 people across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin reported spotting a fireball in ...
The Manual on MSN

Jasper National Park’s Dark Night Sky Festival lights up the Canadian Rockies

When the sun sets in the Canadian Rockies, the sky comes alive, and the Jasper Dark Sky Festival takes stargazing to another ...
The New York Times

This City’s Best Winter Show Is in Its Pitch-Dark Skies

In the days leading up to the winter solstice, amber streetlights switch on ever earlier as dusk falls over Flagstaff, Ariz., casting the city in a soft, warm hue. Longer nights mean even more time to ...