As soon as it gets dark on Monday night (Aug. 20) -- say about an hour after sunset -- look low toward the southwest horizon and you will see something rather striking: three "stars" forming an ...

Since the 1980s, I’ve gotten special permission to be at the top of Grandfather Mountain in western North Carolina for all-night viewing and photography of the night sky.

The International Dark-Sky Association works to protect those places around the globe where the night sky is still relatively easy to enjoy, and to educated and empower communities to protect this ...