Griffith Observatory will host its Public Star Party on 17 October 2026 in Los Angeles, bringing public telescope observing ...

Min Read This infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space telescope shows a cloud of gas and dust carved out by a massive star.

Am Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles findet am 17. Oktober 2026 die Public Star Party statt. Das Griffith Observatory, im ...

A public telescope viewing event on Sept. 19 in Athens will offer nighttime views of the moon's surface features and Saturn's rings.

John Dobson (Sept. 14, 1915, to Jan. 15, 2014) was an American amateur astronomer who probably is best known for designing ...

On Sept. 14, 1915, John Dobson was born in Bejing. His family moved to San Francisco to avoid political turmoil in China in 1927, and Dobson went on to attend the University of California, Berkeley, ...

Just after the second term of our second year of high school began, information about a meteor shower was written on the ...

Everyday superstitions people still follow, from knocking on wood to avoiding ladders and making small rituals feel safer.

With work that breathed the spirit of the 1960s, he became fabulously wealthy from licensing his paintings and posters in all ...

At Lakeview West, there are no streetlights. Homeowners shut their lights off at dusk, and the Milky Way shines overhead. Dark-sky advocates think Little Rock has some things to learn from their ...

From glowing bays, northern lights, live music, and illuminated monuments, these 15 destinations make a vacation after dark ...