Astrophotographer Dan Zafra recently managed to capture rare red sprites flashing in the night sky with the Milky Way and glow from the Aurora Australis.

Eliot Dudik is an award-winning photographer and associate professor of photography at William & Mary — and 20 of his photographs were recently acquired by the Library of Congress.

With every step on the trail, fallen leaves crinkle underfoot. The path follows a stream, rushing and burbling over smooth, gray stones, while a breeze rustles the branches overhead. Now compare that ...

Sky events have always caught our attention. They can be beautiful, mysterious, and sometimes downright eerie. While most of ...

America isn’t just a country, it’s a living canvas of color, light, and landscapes so diverse they feel like different worlds ...

Astronomers have created the most detailed low-frequency map of the Milky Way, revealing otherwise hidden stars and ...

At the age of 28, Randal Plunkett inherited the title of Baron Dunsany, alongside Dunsany Castle and the 1,600-acre estate.

The Pinnacle Overlook in Holtwood, Pennsylvania is the natural “clear cache” button you’ve been searching for. Nature has a way of putting things in perspective, and this particular vista serves up ...

Nepal​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ is a little enchanting country nestled between two large lands – India and China. But it still manages ...

Nothing announces “you’re on island time now” quite like trading your highway commute for a leisurely putt-putt across town at a blistering 15 miles per hour. The state park commands nearly a third of ...

Savor sunsets and riverside dining at New Mexico’s best lakeside and riverfront restaurants, where every meal comes with a ...

For a panoramic sweep of every shade of fall, visitors hit the Walkway Over the Hudson, a 212-foot-high, 1.28-mile former railway bridge turned pedestrian walkway. Those looking for upscale lodging ...