His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine. It was a grand sight to see, the Milky Way stretching across the sky behind Owachomo Bridge. It was a natural subject for the opening ...

This story appears in the December 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine. It's hard to be modest when you live in the Milky Way. Our galaxy is far larger, brighter, and more massive than most ...

This story appears in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Looming near the mighty sweep of the southern Milky Way, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds resemble detached ...

Standing beneath the Milky Way has always been a beautiful ... Jim Richardson has been a National Geographic photographer for over three decades, documenting landscapes and cultures around the ...

With some of the darkest skies in Europe, it’s no surprise Scotland is a frequent stop for stargazers — there are often vivid skyscapes showcasing clear views of the Milky Way and its ...

With a nickname like Big Sky country, it's no surprise Montana is the ultimate destination for this year's celestial events, ...

The core of the Milky Way in Sagittarius low in the south over the Frenchman River valley at ... [+] Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, a Dark Sky Preserve. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VWPics ...

Thousands of these stellar-mass black holes may lurk within our own Milky Way galaxy. Supermassive black holes, predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity, can have masses equal to ...

Shane Turgeon says he's been chasing the light ever since he had a nervous breakdown in 2012."It scared the hell out of me, ...

10 of the best places for stargazing in the UK 10 of the best places for stargazing in the UK Dark sky tourism is on the rise across the U.S. Dark sky tourism is on the rise across the U.S.