(Why is the sky blue? Learn about it with your kids.) The aurora borealis lights up the night sky behind Iceland's iconic Kirkjufell volcano. Auroras are caused when charged particles from the sun ...

This month, the national park’s lustrous night skies sparked a new superlative: Big Bend became part of the largest dark sky area in the world. Dark sky areas—parks, communities, and reserves ...

FALLBROOK – A rainy day gave way to clear skies just in time for the Fallbrook Land Conservancy's Dark Sky Committee Star Party on April 26. Held at William H. Frazier Elementary School, the event ...

HELENA — Big Sky Country had a big night on Friday. The Aurora Borealis made an impressive appearance for some, but it was not the only shimmering object in the night sky - a very strange white ...

For the first time, travelers can book an overnight trip to Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park in the Northern Territory of Australia. This trip was developed by the Tasmanian Walking Company in ...

HELENA — Big Sky Country had a big night on Friday. The Aurora Borealis made an impressive appearance for some, but it was not the only shimmering object in the night sky - a very strange white ...

In late May, the Milky Way Galaxy will appear as a vibrant band arching across the night sky. It will be more visible that usual over most of the Northern Hemisphere, according to science news ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever last won a game by 35+ points in 2011. That is, until their opening night win against the Chicago Sky on Saturday, during which the Fever dominated the final three ...

Tip: Light pollution, or excess light in the night sky, affects our natural world -- from migrating birds to visibility of stars in the night sky. While it is difficult to observe many stars in ...

So with energy lighting being cheaper, there is this desire to have more of it." Vancouverites are slowly but increasingly losing their view of the starry night sky. Photo via harpazo_hope/Getty ...

In 1985, UCLA art historian Albert Boime compared Starry Night to a planetarium recreation of how the night sky would have appeared on June 19, 1889. The similarities were striking, and suggested ...