A Texas wolf sanctuary rescues wolves from captivity. After they rescued one young white wolf and nursed her back to health, ...

Oregon is in the middle of a dark sky renaissance. With new Dark Sky Parks, a pair of Dark Sky Communities and one massive Dark Sky Sanctuary, it seems like half of eastern Oregon has suddenly become ...

This week marks the start of Boreal Stargazing Week, a weeklong event celebrating Minnesota’s dark skies and showcasing why Minnesota has one of the largest International Dark Sky Sanctuary areas ...

The four-planet lineup that began in January concludes by mid- to late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the sky each night after sunset, according to NASA. While Mercury will briefly ...

The four-planet lineup that began in January concludes by mid- to late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the ...

Eight years ago, when Donald Trump first became president, a group of churches and synagogues across New Jersey vowed to offer sanctuary to immigrants who were seeking protection from deportation.

The wonders of the night skies are quickly shrinking from our view due to light pollution but efforts across Colorado are ...

New Zealand’s Tahuna Glenorchy has been officially certified a Dark Sky Sanctuary, marking it as the fifth International Dark ...

Named the Tāhuna Glenorchy Dark Sky Sanctuary, it is the fifth sanctuary in Aotearoa to get the title, and 25th in the world. The initiative is run by Dark Sky International which certifies ...

It’s apparent magnitude (how astronomers measure the visual brightness of the objects in the sky) is a whopping -4.9. At a dark sky location with a white sheet on the ground, you could possibly ...

THE WINTERTIME WEEKEND... has become a telescope-laden tradition for astronomers and astronomy buffs alike. You can be a know-it-all about nebulae — and if you are, we're awesomely impressed ...

The crackdown has put a renewed focus on "sanctuary" cities that limit cooperation with federal law enforcement. Here's what the title means and where Louisville stands. There is no official ...