Backyard Universe: Want to see a cool astronomical event? Head for a dark sky site.
Amateur astronomers who follow night sky happenings knew the first thing they needed to do to see the northern lights display ...
Dark skies across America are rapidly disappearing. Nevada is fighting to maintain theirs
Nevada is one of very few places left in the country where there is so little artificial light the Milky Way is visible to ...
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Speeding star offers a rare glimpse of the Milky Way's galactic centre
A star has been spotted shooting away from the heart of our galaxy at around 500 kilometres per second, giving astronomers ...
Mysterious phenomenon at center of galaxy could reveal new kind of dark matter
A mysterious phenomenon at the center of our galaxy could be the result of a different type of dark matter. Dark matter, the ...
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A new way to measure where the Milky Way’s dark matter is
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf satellite galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, causing the larger galaxy to “wobble,” imparting ...
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'Dark matter is more valuable than gold': Wobbly galaxies help shine a light on the universe's strangest stuff
"We are able to measure the local dark matter density using direct acceleration measurements for the first time." ...
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The Milky Way is like an island. Beyond it lies not an ocean but an almost empty intergalactic void, says astrophysicist Annie Robin
For over 40 years, astrophysicist Annie Robin has dedicated her research to unraveling the mysteries of the Milky Way.
Look for the winter Milky Way and zodiacal light in March
In March the bright winter constellations of Canis Major, Canis Minor, Orion, Gemini, Taurus and Auriga fill the southern sky stretching all the way to zenith — the point directly overhead. Directly ...
Art highlighting Maine’s dark skies on display in Belfast
As Maine is home to the nation’s darkest skies east of the Mississippi, the display aims to highlight the importance of ...
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Saving Nevada's dark skies - one license plate at a time
In 2019, Dark Sky International designated the first ... People come to star gaze, take new moon hikes, and see the Milky Way or stars. "We just fell in love with this place, like instantly ...