The Dark Skies movement is an effort to dim light pollution with the goal of a more visible night sky. Advocates say visible night skies have benefits ranging from environmental to quality-of-life ...

Plan your visit around a new moon, when there will be less light in the night sky. Due to light pollution, dark skies are sadly becoming increasingly rare to find across the nation. But some ...

April 21 - 28 is International Dark Sky Week, a global celebration of the night sky during which like-minded organizations and people take action to raise awareness of an inevitable aspect of ...

The birds, whose population is declining due to coastal development, rely on dark skies to find the shore and nest. Photograph by Steve Clancy, Getty Images “The night sky is essential to the ...

Photo of Meteors streaking at Sophienalpe near Vienna, Austria for illustrative purpose only Reuters/file Dubai: It is International Dark Sky Week and UAE residents have been urged to show their ...

CASS COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - It’s International Dark Sky Week — an annual week-long event that aims to raise awareness about light pollution and promote the preservation of dark skies.

SEQUIM — International Dark Sky Week, billed as “a worldwide celebration of the dark and natural night” by Dark Sky International, will be celebrated today through April 28. During the past century, ...

Wild Nephin National Park makes up the protected landscape of Atlantic blanket bog, mountains, and forestry, and offer pristine night-time viewing free from light pollution. Mayo Dark Sky Park ...

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA, Calif. / Nev. – International Dark Sky Week is on the horizon, coming up April 21-28. The week leads up to the new moon on April 27, in a push to raise awareness around ...

Comparison showing the effects of light pollution on viewing the sky at night (Jeremy Stanley/Flickr/Wiki Commons)International Dark Sky Places is an international program of independent third ...