Head away from city lights in late August to see the dense core of the Milky Way arcing towards the southwestern horizon against a blissfully dark sky as the waning lunar disk approaches its new moon ...

Students will head back to school next week and a Springfield tradition of making the transition more fun is Summer Sky, the annual festival that gets them and their families there through activities ...

It’s the time of year that reminds us that the new school year is approaching. One of the fun signs of back-to-school season that will prepare families better is also coming up. The annual Summer Sky ...

Summer is the season to become a stargazer. Whether you’re a kid or an adult, this is the time to lie back in the grass, get out of town, take a vacation to the countryside to experience a truly dark ...

Now that we’ve marked the summer solstice, it’s the shorter nights of the year for the Northern Hemisphere that usher in a variety of celestial delights for sky-watchers who don’t mind staying up ...

Read full article: Did you see those crazy clouds? Here’s what caused the Florida sky to light up A "Space Jellyfish" from a Falcon 9 rocket launch seen Friday. Read full article: ‘Jellyfish’ in the ...

Summer nights will bring everything from planets, full moons, and star-studded constellations to "shooting stars," the Milky Way, and more. Summer is the season for stargazing. Sure, nights can be ...

Before I delve into those three summer stargazing delights, I’m delighted to tell you that one of the year’s best meteor showers has begun. The peak of the Perseids is next weekend, and the shower ...

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest. Then clouds and rain moved in, making it a little hard to appreciate the longest ...