When autumn’s long nights arrive, the stars put on their finest show. Across the United States, certified dark sky preserves and parks draw stargazers seeking pristine, unpolluted skies. Autumn’s ...

A pair of stunning celestial sights are on tap for stargazers this week, as the astronomical events calendar marches into fall. This season is an especially cruel one for Pacific Northwest star gazers ...

The fall sky-gazing season is officially in full swing with the Orionid meteor shower peak in October and Comet A6 Lemmon increasingly visible in the night sky. The Orionid meteor shower peaks on Oct.

The month brings a spectacular lineup of celestial sights—including a rare chance to see Mercury without a telescope and a "micro" new moon. A super “beaver moon” rises behind Monte Prena in Italy’s ...

You can tune in to see live views of the Geminid meteor shower as it peaks overnight on Dec. 13-14, thanks to a free livestream hosted by the Virtual Telescope Project. The annual shower occurs as ...