April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations ...

Some people probably believe that the twinkling effect is produced by the stars themselves, but that is not the case at all.

Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning.

The pre-dawn sky on April 25 will see a conjunction of Venus, Saturn and a waning crescent moon, which will resemble a ...

Central Oregon is home to four Dark Sky-certified locations for stargazing: Sunriver, Antelope, Sisters and Prineville Reservoir State Park.

While not as dazzling as some of the more well-known showers, the Lyrids is a dependable event, producing up to 20 meteors ...

The Lyrid meteor shower is caused by the debris left behind by Comet Thatcher, which orbits the Sun every 415 years. As the Earth passes through this debris field, the particles, which are no larger ...

After more than a decade of mapping billions of stars across the Milky Way and beyond, a groundbreaking spacecraft is ...