DarkSky International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and protecting the night sky, has identified some of ...

Bloomer: It is best to start with a little naked-eye astronomy: see if you can pick just something out at first, and build ...

Created using data from two extensive surveys, this spectacular radio image of the galactic plane of the Milky Way provides valuable insights into the birth and death of stars.

If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and marveled at the sheer number of stars, imagine being able to see the Milky Way ...

Astrophotographer Dan Zafra recently managed to capture rare red sprites flashing in the night sky with the Milky Way and glow from the Aurora Australis.

Winding through the Southern Alps in New Zealand, the TranzAlpine is lauded as one of the world’s greatest rail journeys, but few know that its well-worn tracks also trace the path of an ancestral ...

A stunning meteor shower will also light up the Australian night sky throughout November as the Earth passes through debris left behind by Comet Tempel-Tuttle. The annual Leonids meteor will stream ...

There comes a time in life when travel becomes more than a checklist, it becomes a way to feel alive, to reconnect with the rhythm of the world, and to appreciate the beauty of slowing ... Read more ...

The physics of mixing water layers — an interplay of wind, climate and more — makes lakes work. When it stops, impacts can ...

One of the coolest pieces of irony about our planet is that the ocean covers most of the surface of the Earth, and yet, the ...

The iconic group of stars known as the Pleiades—that handful of bright points visible in the winter sky that has guided ...