April’s new moon brings dark skies, making it easier to see Venus, Jupiter, Mars and key constellations along with distant ...

Look to the west shortly after sunset on April 17 to find Venus appearing as a bright evening star 15 degrees from the ...

Want to make a wish on a shooting star? Up to 10-20 can be seen per hour during the Lyrid Meteors' peak in April.

On a chilly yet beautifully clear evening last November, I sat on a video call with colleagues and happened to mention the ...

For the last five years, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has been systematically scanning the night sky.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has completed its originally planned five-year mission and mapped more than ...

Dark skies” refers to areas minimally impacted by artificial light, and such skies are becoming harder to find as light pollution intensifies worldwide, dimming the stars and negatively impacting ...

A black patch of sky looks empty until you stop taking it for granted. That is the starting point of a theory from Professor ...