Out in the Chilean Atacama Desert, the observatory has a clearer view thanks to no light pollution. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

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Lightning illuminated the night sky over Kansas City on Thursday, July 17, as a severe thunderstorm rolled through the area. Video by Rayla Miller shows a bolt of bright purple lightning spidering ...

Tonight is "blue moon Eve" (see the May 31 entry for more details). Late tonight, look toward the southeast to see one of the ...

With no light pollution nearby, the night skies around the Vera Rubin Observatory glow in brilliant colors in this timelapse photo. Astronomers are also using these telescopes to study dark energy as ...

With no light pollution nearby, the night skies around the Vera Rubin Observatory glow in brilliant colors in this timelapse photo. The Vera Rubin Observatory is designed to study dark matter, which ...