Oklahoma now has its first official "dark sky park" where people get a chance to look at the stars without light pollution.

May's bright stars and classic spring constellations make this the perfect time to learn the sky the old-fashioned way, one ...

About 80% of Americans can't see the Milky Way due to artificial light pollution. A new study shows where it has gotten worse ...

Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, you just need to know when and where to look.

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is expected to peak in the early morning hours of May 5-6, giving stargazers the chance to see ...

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is about to hit its most active peak in 2026, and they will be visible in Texas.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument spent five years observing the sky from Arizona. Now, researchers have a trove of ...

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

May features a Flower Moon, a micro blue moon, and even a meteor shower. Read below for the astronomical events for the month ...

Venus and Jupiter are the top evening features for your observing run after sunset in May. Jupiter also hosts a handful of exciting double transits — and double shadow transits — involving Europa and ...

The evening sky presents quite a show this month. The bright planets Venus and Jupiter shine prominently in the northwest as the sky darkens. It’s best to look for Venus first. The brilliant planet ...

A record-breaking 3D map of the universe is now complete, giving scientists a new way to study dark energy. The massive ...