Stargazing

Choose a place worth the trip even if the sky does nothing.

Head out West for dark skies for a Milky Way so bright it casts a shadow.

Astrophysicist and folklorist Moiya McTier teaches science through storytelling.

For thousands of years, comets have fascinated us, filled us with dread, and, in some ways, made us who we are.

What you see overhead is a combination of where you are, how our vision evolved, and that flimsy layer of atmosphere that keeps us all alive.

For more than half a century, the International Astronomical Youth Camp has attracted aspiring astronomers from around the world.

Northern lights in the American South, clusters of huge geomagnetic storms—the Sun is throwing a tantrum right on schedule.

From the “World’s Largest Chicken Dance” to a week-long star party, don’t miss these funky events in the Cornhusker State.

For this NASA ambassador, religion and stargazing go hand in hand.

Dark-sky parks, stargazing cruises, and other ways to tour the heavens without leaving our home planet.