One of the darkest slices of night sky on the planet may soon be threatened ... may be built in Chile's Atacama Desert. The Atacama is famed for its pitch-black skies and lack of light pollution ...

Reach for the stars with our guide to the best dark-sky reserves on the planet, from the French Pyrenees to the Atacama ...

As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens.

This meteor shower is know for bright meteors with persistent trains—which means that you’ll be able to watch some of them glow for a second or so as they whizz through the night sky.

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in February.

If you looked up at the right time, you likely saw it - a SpaceX rocket soaring across the Southern California night sky.