Light streaks caused by passing satellites mar images taken by the world's most expensive telescopes. The problem is set to ...

Crestone became one of a growing number of towns around the world officially recognized as a Dark Sky community by DarkSky International, an organization that promotes the battle against light ...

From contributing to sleep disorders and depression in humans to habitat disruption over multiple species, light pollution ...

Dark sky park designations come from the ... Local power engineer Scott Lind led the effort, painting the sides of omnidirectional light fixtures so the light would only shine down, and using ...

So have dark-sky preserves, where light pollution is restricted ... and the consolations of art, On Opium: Pain, Pleasure, and Other Matters of Substance.

If we all work together, future generations can regain some of the pleasures of seeing in the dark. More information on light pollution is available from the International Dark-Sky Association.

In Florida, light pollution has been found to disorient sea turtle hatchlings from finding their way to the ocean. Many dark sky destinations focus on reducing light pollution and infrastructure ...

For Palo Alto’s conservationists, the adoption of a “dark sky” law is a bright idea that is long overdue. The laudable goal is to protect wildlife and humans from light pollution and to ...

they would spend half their light pointing up the sky," said Christiansen. To raise awareness of the environment of the night sky, the Coeur d'Alene City Council issued a "Dark Sky" proclamation ...

They’re too faint. At night, after the sun sets and its scattered light diminishes, the sky gets darker. But does it get completely dark—that is, with absolutely no light coming from between ...

That typically means implementing different outdoor lighting and educating people about light pollution. In 2020, Sunriver became Oregon’s first Dark Sky Place, designated as a Dark Sky Friendly ...