On a cool night in August, more than 100 people gathered in a dark corner on Frisco Main Street. The lights at the Frisco Historic Park were out. Phones were tucked away, out of sight. People lay on ...

High elevation has its advantages. In Colorado, the veil between Earth and outer space is just a little bit thinner. This summer, the Centennial State was ranked as one of the places in the U.S. where ...

December nights are the longest — and often some of the coldest — of the year. While some may dread December’s darkness, ...

The popular ski town of Breckenridge, Colorado, just became the first mountain ski resort community in the state to become dark sky certified. The designation, which was bestowed by DarkSky ...

Breckenridge has been officially designated a Dark Sky Community, becoming the first resort town in Colorado to receive the recognition from DarkSky International. The designation follows years of ...

Colorado recently was named one of the best places to watch meteors and asteroids in the country, with its elevation, open expanses and Dark Sky Places providing prime conditions for watching the ...

Colorado residents and visitors who tilt their heads skyward after dark this July will witness awe-inspiring astrological phenomena, including three meteor showers. Astronomy guide Mark Laurin — ...

With its whizzing meteors and blazing fireballs, the Perseid meteor shower reliably puts on a spectacle every year for stargazers around the world. The meteor shower is set to peak on Aug. 12-13 ...

On a cool night in August, more than 100 people gathered in a dark corner on Frisco’s Main Street. The lights at the Frisco Historic Park were out. Phones were tucked away, out of sight. People lay on ...

Three meteor showers will be active concurrently this month, culminating in the peak of the Perseids meteor shower in August. The Perseids meteor shower is popular due to its high meteor count and ...