The night sky offers a path to both scientific understanding and being present in the universe.

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From encountering a manhunt for escaped criminals to visiting a ‘time machine’ in Southern California.

Including the United States' first coast-to-coast car adventure, its fastest, and one of its absolute worst.

And on your face.

Tragedy set Sicelo Mbatha on a course to understand, and make peace with, the wild on its own terms.

A beginner's guide to identifying conchs, chitons, and more.

As our day star enters its most active period, look for more opportunities to catch these spectral northern (and southern) lights. Here's how.

The International Space Station and a growing number of communications satellites have redefined humans' view of the heavens.

Travel the stars without leaving Earth.

An award-winning photographer shares what these bioluminescent insects have taught him—and how you can capture their beauty.