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VICTORIA - When Deleon Guerrero last visited Victoria in 2023, he arrived by car as part of a family road trip from Oregon.
When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above ...
Just as you might have an endless library of digital photos stored in your cellphone ... A survey telescope maps out a region on the sky rather than just pointing at specific objects. The Vera Rubin ...
Small rural communities looking to build tourism can reach for the stars, with the help of University of Alberta research.
It's a massive undertaking, but two men are hoping to turn much of eastern Ontario into a dark-sky preserve — and they're leaning into astrotourism, something they say has been a growing trend ...
The Jackson Hole Airport (JAC) became a certified International Dark Sky Place earlier this month, the first airport to receive the designation, according to a news release.
Arizona is home to around 22 officially designated Dark Sky Places, making it one of the best spots in the country to look up and get lost in the night sky; however, that accomplishment didn't ...
Tāhuna Glenorchy, nestled in the heart of New Zealand’s South Island, has been declared an International Dark Sky Sanctuary.
Dark Sky Week in Michigan: Best places, parks to see stars, planets Sign the pledge, visit parks, host an event, etc.
During International Dark Sky Week, here's a look at Michigan's dark sky parks and upcoming celestial events.
This week is International Dark Sky Week and Central Oregon is once again joining in the celebration. For the second year in a row, Bend and Deschutes County have each made a proclamation that ...
Why is the sky blue in colour? The colour of the sky is largely due to a phenomenon called "Rayleigh scattering," named after the English scientist Lord Rayleigh, who studied it in the 1870s.