The sky was moonless on the night of May 1, 2011, as two MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters flew toward a walled compound in an upscale enclave of Abbottabad, Pakistan. A power outage further drenched the ...

With light pollution a major problem for stargazing in city and suburban areas, it can be hard to see stars without the right equipment to counteract it. Are night vision monoculars good for ...

Night vision technology has been in use since just before World War II, although it's evolved considerably since then. CERDEC It’s hard to imagine the military without night vision technology, those ...

From evening drives to navigating a house or a park in the dark, there are so many situations where it'd be handy to slip on a simple pair of night-vision lenses and the world that's beyond human ...

Driving at night has risks. Less visibility means a collision with a pedestrian, a cyclist, or an animal is more likely to happen than in daytime driving. Some automakers offer night-vision technology ...

Editor’s Note: October 23, 2025: As veteran Contributor Justin Park begins testing a new round of night vision and thermal imaging gear, we’ve updated this story with some early frontrunners based on ...

Everyone knows that if you’re on the SWAT team, you have to have the coolest toys, the best weapons and the latest gadgets. Some of those gadgets help operators function in unfriendly conditions, and ...

Whether you are looking for wildlife, making sure no one approaches your property, or just want to be able to know what’s out ahead of you in the night, reliable night vision monoculars can light up ...

Now that night vision proactively warns of pedestrians and deer, it’s a clearer safety aid, especially in West Virginia. If only it cost $500 not $2,000. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...