While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area has fended ...

During the day, the sky is so bright from this light that no stars (well, except the sun) can be seen. They’re too faint. At night, after the sun sets and its scattered light diminishes, the sky ...

Olbers reasoned that if the universe is static, infinite, and full of stars, then no matter which direction we look, our line of sight would end up hitting the surface and light of a star. If that ...

The universe is not infinitely old, so it is not completely filled with stars and our night sky still appears black. Skip to content Introducing the all-new Astronomy.com Forum!

Even though the farthest stars look dimmer and dimmer, there would be a lot more of them, and the whole night sky should look very bright. It seems I’m back where I started, but I’m actually a ...

The next time you are far away from a major city or another source of light pollution, look up at the night sky. A view of the roughly 2,500 stars you can see with the naked eye in a truly dark ...

To protect the night sky, the Observatory helped organize the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve. It covers an area of 15,000 square miles across West Texas and portions of northern ...

Dozens of national parks around the country have earned designations as International Dark Sky Parks and Sanctuaries. These distinctions by DarkSky International recognize exceptional or distinguished ...

Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the ...

Find out what's up in your night sky during June 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

In Michigan, explorers can visit dark sky parks across the state on a clear, open night to glimpse celestial happenings in the sky. Here's what to know. When is International Dark Sky Week in 2025?