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

Being aware of the night sky even as you walk, even through a city, can give you a grounding in learning bright stars, ...

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If you're in Washington state and missed seeing the northern lights over the weekend that resulted from a "severe" G4-level geomagnetic storm, you'll get another chance on Monday night. A second alert ...

The Northern Lights will be visible farther south than usual, thanks to a geomagnetic storm forecasted by NOAA. Between Saturday, February 7, and Sunday, February 8, 2026, a coronal mass ejection (CME ...

A new interactive "ammonia map" shows that the UK's ammonia pollution hotspots correlate with the locations of major factory ...

Artificial light at night not only alters the landscape, but also profoundly disrupts natural ecosystems. A recent study by the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau shows that light pollution can ...

It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, ...

The Lights Out Wisconsin program helps address problems with light pollution that affects bird migration, fireflies, ...

SAN DIEGO — While the recent mission to the moon has come to a close, people are being encouraged to keep their eyes upward this week. It is International Dark Sky Week, a global event highlighting ...