The hours following sunset on Dec. 25 offer a wealth of naked-eye astronomy targets that can put even the most glitzy Christmas lights to shame, especially when viewed from a dark sky location.

With vast open landscapes, high altitudes, and almost zero light pollution, Central Asia is emerging as one of the most ...

Dubai: On a cold winter evening, when the air is still and the sky feels especially clear, the stars often seem to shine a little brighter. It is not just imagination. Astronomers say winter really ...

NASA's SPHEREx has mapped the entire sky in 102 infrared colors, revealing hidden details about galaxies and the early ...

From bioluminescence tours to northern lights excursions, nighttime tourism is on the rise—and I understand the allure well.

Nandkumar M. Kamat The Star of Bethlehem remains a unique focal point in scientific inquiry, occupying a rare intersection of ...

Jeff Shi's departure will not suddenly turn Ki-Jana Hoever into Cafu, or Jorgen Strand Larsen into Erling Haaland. It makes ...

The Ursids will peak around the time of the winter solstice under dark skies with chances of enhanced meteor activity.

Wausau Pilot & Review The longest nights of the year arrive this week, offering some of the best stargazing conditions of the ...

Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, December 19We're getting ready to say goodbye to the summertime ...

On Friday, December 19, 2025, comet 3I/ATLAS will make its closest approach to Earth. 3I/ATLAS can be found near the constellation Leo when it reaches its closest distance to Earth, overnight on ...

Unlike YR4, finding earlier observations of 3I/ATLAS to model where it might have come from was easier said than done. During its July 1, 2025 detection, the interstellar object happened to be moving ...