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Wispy comet photobombs 'rare' planetary parade above Chile's Atacama Desert (photos)
In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...
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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The Middle East’s first ‘Dark Sky’ destination is betting big on astrotourism
From road-tripping adventurers to luxury resort goers, more travelers are seeking the stars than ever before. Saudi Arabia is ...
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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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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.
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Where are the best places to view the night sky? Astrotourism explained
"The Milky Way seemed like a million of stars ... "When you go out in a Dark Sky Place and see a thousand stars, you start to understand your place in the universe in an incredible way.
Parade of 7 planets is a don’t-miss ‘great alignment’ in the sky: Where, when and how to watch
When we have five or more planets filing into a small sky area, an alignment is upgraded to parade status. Parade is not an ...
Embracing Darkness on the Isle of Rum
A night sky above a copse of trees on Guirdil Bay on the Isle of Rum in Scotland.Credit... Supported by Photographs by ...
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 ...
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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 ...