Long before GPS, explorers used the stars to cross oceans and deserts. Here’s how they turned the night sky into a ...

Alligator Alcatraz is causing light pollution in one of the first designated "dark skies" in the eastern United States.

Look to the east after sunset on a clear winter night and you’ll spot a bright, tightly packed collection of stars. That’s ...

There's no better time than now to embrace the majesty of the night sky to begin a lifelong journey with amateur astronomy ...

Bellerophon ultimately decided to visit Mount Olympus, the home of the gods, which was strictly off-limits to mortals. As ...

Richard Fishacre challenged the scientific orthodoxy of his day, and contemporary astrophysics has vindicated his position.

During the 1240s, Richard Fishacre, a Dominican friar at Oxford University, used his knowledge of light and color to show ...

Pope Leo XIV welcomed Spike Lee, Cate Blanchett, Greta Gerwig and dozens of other Hollywood luminaries to a special Vatican ...

If you’re looking to escape city lights and enjoy the calm of a clear night sky, Oregon offers some great spots where... The ...

SALT LAKE CITY — With October's Harvest Moon having passed us by, and November's Beaver Moon still a couple of weeks away, two new comets are peaking through the evening sky, giving stargazers ...

DALLAS — Hockey fans in Dallas have long shouted "Stars!" in unison during the national anthem, and now, basketball fans are bringing their own chant to the table. Ahead of Dallas Mavericks rookie ...

Curious viewers will soon be able to tune in to witness detailed telescopic views of this interstellar object moving.