Calls are growing for improving safety in the skies as investigators work to determine what went wrong when a small plane ...

A devastating helicopter crash in the Hudson River has claimed the life of 36-year-old Navy veteran Sean Johnson, who had recently relocated to New York City to pursue his aviation career. The ...

But have there been more catastrophic air crashes this year than in prior years? Are we seeing more planes crashing than ever before? Here's the data. There have been 298 aviation crashes in the U ...

A helicopter crash in the Hudson River, New York City, has resulted in six fatalities. The incident occurred off Manhattan, with rescue operations promptly underway. The skies over Manhattan are ...

Experts are warning that the South American nation's "pristine" dark desert skies, which are "world-renowned" for astronomy, are in danger from the march of urban and industrial development.

When I got home, there was a copy of Anna Levin’s new book aptly titled Dark Skies sitting in my mailbox. I like short books packed with information, and the timing couldn’t have been better.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene after an aircraft that crashed Sunday. The aircraft was a single-seater ultralight, according to Deputy Fire Chief, Kevin Spears, of Clearview Township.

He says that while the night skies are stunningly dark, there is always a green glow on the horizon — squid boats using LED lights to attract plankton and the squid that feed on them.

The helicopter crash occurred around 3:15 p.m. local time near Pier A Park in Hoboken, New Jersey. According to witness accounts, the helicopter appeared to lose control mid-flight, with one witness ...

The telescope, apart from its size, benefits from the exceptionally dark sky above Mount Paranal, which is the least light-polluted among all major astronomical locations in the western world.

The Accident and Incident Investigations Division (AIID) of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) will be investigating the cause of a light aircraft crash, which claimed the life of a ...