The preserve was designated as an International Dark Sky Park in 2021. Valles Caldera offers 24-hour access to stargazing and a number of astronomy and night sky activities, including full moon hikes.

Tucson’s skies are slightly darker thanks to the completed streetlight conversion project, according to a study by the Tucson-based International Dark-Sky Association. The study, however, was ...

These dark sky sanctuaries, reserves, parks, and trails invite you to immerse yourself in the wonders of our night skies. Here’s where to go. Both urban and rural areas are darkening their skies ...

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When night falls in Wadi Rum, the sky comes into view with a clarity most places lost long ago. Thanks to the desert’s isolation, elevation, and lack of light pollution, the Milky Way stretches ...

To acknowledge Matariki, the Māori New Year, this stamp sheetlet highlights Aotearoa New Zealand’s dark skies with a stunning image from Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve.

Spike Online Chief Political Reporter Brendan O’Neill says it is a “very dark day” for India and Britain after a devastating plane crash. An Air India flight carrying over 200 people bound ...

This galaxy glows meekly at magnitude 14.4 and spans a mere 3.6’ by 0.8’, so a dark sky and a telescope of 10- or 12-inches is normally required to spot it.

Since 2019, the monument has been among the Centennial State’s International Dark Sky-designated destinations. The Yampa is also the last free-flowing major tributary of the Colorado River.

It was launched on Earth Day and during International Dark Sky Week - and we go dark in the first show. Listen to Ecolution on RTÉ, Apple or Spotify!