Astrotourism is coming to Canada, thanks to an ambitious plan for a chain of six dark-sky sites along 100 miles of the ...

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

Look to the skies on Thursday night and you can see something unusual: the ‘Moon illusion’, which happens when our satellite ...

An arcsecond is a very small angle on the sky; the full moon is more than two million square arcseconds in area.) A decently dark site in a rural area has a sky background of about 21 mag/arcsec 2.

A super new moon won't be seen in Texas, but stars will be brighter than ever Saturday. Does Texas have any dark sky communities for stargazing?

June 10: The red supergiant star Antares and the almost-full moon rise in the southeast after dark. June 11: The full Strawberry Moon rises at sunset in the southeast.

As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to improving your mental health.

The next full moon, the Strawberry Moon, will light up Michigan skies in mid-June. Here's a look at what to know.

June's new moon leaves the sky dark for skywatchers to see Mercury next to our lunar companion on June 27.

During International Dark Sky Week, here's a look at Michigan's dark sky parks and upcoming celestial events.