Clear night skies are closer than you think. These Southern spots offer top-notch stargazing, from mountain retreats to waterfront parks ideal for spotting stars, planets, and meteor showers.

Two days after the summer solstice, California loses four seconds of daylight, according to Time and Date. By the end of June, the state will have lost an additional two minutes and 40 seconds since ...

I n 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a mysterious island, which he believed to be the outskirts of the East Indies; ...

First look images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, set to be unveiled June 23, will be a promising addition to astronomy ...

Sunday, June 8 is World Oceans Day and we’re going to look at California’s state sea reptile as well as other turtles in our ...

An updating map created by CBS News' data team charts the expanse of the wildfires across Southern California. The Hughes Fire, which erupted in northwest L.A. County on Wednesday, Jan. 22 ...

A roundup of news briefs and calendar items from around coastal Orange County, this week from the cities of Newport Beach and ...

For the first time on record, monthly average CO2 levels exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm), according to experts at ...

For the first time on record, monthly average CO2 levels exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm), according to experts at ...

For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm) ...

Engage with art, experience stunning displays at botanical gardens or take a trip to one of California's many state parks for ...

Perched high in the Chilean Andes, the observatory will take hundreds of images of the southern hemisphere sky, every night for 10 years. In doing so, it will create the most complete time-lapse ...