The Vaonis Vespera II, priced at $1,590, redefines tabletop telescopes with its smart, automated design. Its 50mm aperture ...

To date, the association has certified more than 200 dark sky places, resulting in more than 61,000 square miles of protected night skies in 22 countries.

With summer beginning to wane and the fall semester approaching, the University of Wyoming Harry C. Vaughan Planetarium is moving into high gear with 26 different events during August.

In Mackinaw City, Headlands International Dark Sky Park, 15675 Headlands Road. In Empire, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 9922 Front St. In Munising, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.

From road-tripping adventurers to luxury resort goers, more travelers are seeking the stars than ever before. Saudi Arabia is hoping to become the Middle East’s top astrotourism destination: it ...

A Dark Sky Sanctuary is not so different from other designations, according to DarkSky International, but is “typically situated in a very remote location with few (if any) nearby threats to the ...

Its remote and arid landscape, named a Gold Tier Dark Sky Park by DarkSky International, delights with obsidian skies across its 3.4 million acres of salt flats, sand dunes, and rainbow-hued hills.

A starry night sky above the silhouette of Angels Landing at Zion National Park. It is one of 31 designated dark sky places across Utah. (Serena Wurmser, National Park Service) Save Story ...

It’s getting dark out again. Here’s why it’s actually good for your health. As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from ...

SEQUIM — International Dark Sky Week, billed as “a worldwide celebration of the dark and natural night” by Dark Sky International, will be celebrated today through April 28. During the past century, ...

On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned to embrace darkness. A night sky above a copse of trees on Guirdil Bay on the Isle of Rum in Scotland.