As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to improving your mental health. A panorama of dark skies over the desert ...

Black Mesa State Park is the first site in Oklahoma to be recognized by an international organization for its dark sky uncluttered by light pollution.

When you go outside on a clear, moonless night, you can see not only lots of stars but also the black space between them—literally space, in this case. Given that you can see stars and that the sky is ...

Residents in Indiana and other states noticed the sky turn a strange blue color on July 23, and now we know why. A video uploaded to the American Meteor Society (AMS) shows a somewhat large meteoroid ...