The Milky Way is making its first major appearance of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, and it’s set to be visible across ...

Sadly, 60% of the world's population has already lost access to the night sky thanks to light pollution. Across Europe and the U.S., that number climbs to nearer 80%. A team of researchers wants ...

The Milky Way, one of astronomy’s most dazzling phenomena, is our home galaxy with a disk of stars spanning more than 100,000 ...

Air pollution isn't always visible ... Sign up for Mashable's weekly Light Speed newsletter. You can use the map to choose the cleanest park for a picnic, a running route for your next jog ...

Most of these observations showed some light pollution and less than 300 of the observations had fully starry skies. You can use the project’s online interactive map to discover light pollution ...

Light pollution—the needless shining of bright lights into the night sky—has robbed whole generations of the chance to see nature on its largest scale. It is estimated that as many as eighty ...