Now is the time of year many might begin to see annual fireflies lighting up yards -- a sign that summer has finally arrived. But could that beloved sight be in jeopardy?

Planets, constellations, and meteor showers are only part of it. Stargazing in Wadi Rum is as much about feeling as it is ...

A new book shows that the Northern Dene people of Alaska and Canada have known far more about the stars than an earlier ...

Two hours after sunset, the sky is dark and the constellation Canes Venatici is high in the west, nestled beneath the curve ...

Jaws remains the best example of Steven Spielberg‘s genius as a filmmaker. He somehow took a middling pulp novel about a killer shark and turned it into a thrilling ...

Summer is a good time to view the Big Dipper because it's high in the northern sky during the evening. The Big Dipper is not ...

Wausau Pilot & Review This week offers stunning celestial sights for skywatchers in the Wausau area — from planetary pairings ...

In April, Teton County became the first county in the world to receive a Dark Sky designation, meaning over the next five ...

From left: Oakley Anderson-Moore and Al Reinhard of Big in Arizona sit with Imagination Film Fellows Cecil “Pat” Tso, Amber ...

Polaris, which lies roughly 430 light-years from Earth, marks the end of the Little Dipper’s handle. Alternatively, it’s the ...

Mizar, a star in the Big Dipper's handle, has a tiny companion. This star, Alcor, was known to the ancients. The pair was ...

Our star, the Sun, rises at 5:17 a.m. E.D.T. (Eastern Daylight Time) from June 8 through June 22. Sunset is at 8:27 p.m.