News

Mammoth Cave National Park Certified as an International Dark Sky Park

Press release

Mammoth Cave National Park is IDA’s newest International Dark Sky Park, which is also the first certified IDSP in …

October 28, 2021

Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel: Light pollution researcher and space pirate

News

Alejandro Sánchez de Miguel, a light-pollution researcher and DarkSky Advocate, discusses his journey from aspiring space pirate to astrophysicist, …

October 27, 2021

West Virginia Celebrates Three New Dark Sky Parks

Press release

Watoga State Park, along with Calvin Price State Forest and Droop Mountain Battlefield State Park, are the first certified …

October 18, 2021

Announcing the 2021 Award Recipients

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We are very excited to announce the 2021 IDA award recipients! Each year, the International Dark-Sky Association recognizes and …

October 13, 2021

Fry Family Park is Certified as Ohio’s First Urban Night Sky Place

Press release

Fry Family Park, IDA’s newest UNSP, protects the night sky and its frog populations by installing community friendly lighting …

October 8, 2021

Stacy Park Awarded as the World’s Newest Urban Night Sky Place

Press release

IDA is pleased to announce our newest certified UNSP, which is also the first certified Dark Sky Place in …

October 3, 2021

Artificial Light Impacting Coral Reef Species: A Case Study

Light Pollution

An international team of researchers studied the impact of long-term exposure of artificial light on resident juvenile orange-fin anemonefish.

September 29, 2021

Q&A with DarkSky Advocate Diane Turnshek from Pittsburgh, USA

Monthly Star

Pennsylvania advocate Diane Turnshek discusses preserving dark skies, DarkSky Pittsburgh's work, successful strategies, and challenges in passing ordinances.

September 24, 2021

Aparna Venkatesan to Present Keynote at 2021 Under One Sky Conference

Satellites

We are pleased to announce that Aparna Venkatesan is a keynote speaker for the International Dark-Sky Association’s 2021 Under …

September 22, 2021

Check out the Newly Redesigned Nightscape Magazine!

DarkSky Updates

We are delighted to bring you a sneak-peek of the digital version of the newly redesigned Nightscape magazine, Summer …

September 20, 2021

DarkSky co-founder David Crawford recognized with IES Medal Award

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For those who have been connected to DarkSky’s work for any length of time, it will come as no …

September 14, 2021

North Ronaldsay’s Dark Skies Gain International Recognition

Press release

The northern-most island in the Orkney Archipelago, North Ronaldsay, received international recognition as a Dark Sky Community.

September 3, 2021