Astronomers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) map detailing the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky ...

Nestled in the remote highlands of Potter County, Cherry Springs State Park offers something increasingly rare in our modern world – a chance to see the night sky as our ancestors did, ablaze with ...

Cherry Springs, isolated atop its mountain and surrounded by the 265,000-acre Susquehannock State Forest, remained a haven of darkness. In 2000, the park was designated as Pennsylvania’s first Dark ...

BEIJING -- Chinese and foreign astronomers have unveiled the first three-dimensional map of the properties of interstellar ...

Dark matter continues to confound us, so far defying every attempt to decipher it. According to a new study, clues may lurk ...

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million ...

From the classic to the unexpected, our manicures offer something for everyone this month - no matter your aesthetic or nail ...

The green circle shows the previous measured size ... The reflection nebula VdB-80 has been seen before, within the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. The light we see was emitted by nearby stars, and ...

Here’s everything you need to know to plan a trip to Bryce Canyon National Park, including the best hikes, places to stay nearby, and more.

Milky Way photography can yield some stunning shots from here on Earth. But what if you had a vantage point at some 400km ...