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Stargazers can catch up to 15 shooting stars per hour during the Lyrid meteor shower's peak on April 22-23, with perfect dark sky conditions this year. A new moon on April 17 also offers a rare chance to see the Milky Way's galactic core in all its glory.
Three years after a devastating fire destroyed Scotland's Dark Sky Observatory, plans for a stunning new £1.5 million facility have just been approved. The new observatory will rise in the heart of the UK's first designated Dark Sky Park, complete with two observing domes and a 360-degree planetarium.
People are traveling hours to rural Wales for a new wellness trend called "star bathing" that's selling out faster than organizers can add events. In areas with minimal light pollution, visitors are finding emotional healing and childlike wonder by simply lying on blankets and gazing at the Milky Way.
The team behind beloved Dark Sky has returned with a new weather app that shows multiple possible forecasts at once, helping you understand when predictions are reliable. Instead of pretending weather forecasting is perfect, Acme Weather embraces uncertainty with transparency.
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A couple who hiked three hours through stormy weather to wed on a Canadian mountaintop received an unforgettable gift from nature. Just as they feared the rain would ruin their ceremony, a spectacular double rainbow broke through the dark sky.
After a year of protests, astronomers successfully convinced an American energy company to scrap plans for a massive facility that would have flooded Chile's pristine Atacama Desert with light pollution. The rare victory protects some of Earth's most powerful telescopes and the world's clearest views of the cosmos.
A $10 billion industrial complex that threatened one of Earth's darkest night skies has been canceled, protecting telescopes that hunt for distant planets and galaxies. Global support for preserving Chile's Atacama Desert observatory shows people worldwide care deeply about protecting our view of the universe.