Forbes

14 Dazzling Night Sky Photos From The ‘Capture The Dark’ Contest Winners

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. Bristlecone pines dating back thousands of years stand tall in ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Backyard Universe: Want to see a cool astronomical event? Head for a dark sky site.

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 ...
Statesman Journal

This central Oregon town was just certified as an international dark sky community

Oregon is noted for having the largest dark sky sanctuary in the world, as well as the best national park in the US for stargazing, and now, multiple towns are being recognized as official dark sky ...
Astronomy

The sky isn’t just blue — airglow makes it green, yellow, and red too

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 Conversation

Dark sky tourism offers time with darkness and celestial wonders

Glen Hvenegaard received support for this project from the University of Alberta’s Augustana Faculty Research Committee through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. University of ...