Stupid question, but” is a column answering the not-so-stupid questions that, at this point, we’re all too afraid to ask. The ...

When I was in third grade, I volun-forced my stepdad to paint my bedroom ceiling with a blue sky and puffy white clouds (he ...

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Some of the world’s darkest skies are in the Big Bend region of West Texas – although in recent years, light pollution from ...

The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.

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Jacek Durski's mono architecture photography follows a specific strategy –and he's not afraid to break this one rule ...

Frosty night ahead as temperatures drop into the 30s. Make sure to protect sensitive plants from the cold.

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That’s us.’ From Pale Blue Dot (1994) by Carl Sagan. Photo courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech But what, exactly, should we make of ...