That's where Dark Sky Reserves come in. Designated and protected by the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), these special areas offer some of the best stargazing experiences on Earth.

To celebrate International Dark Sky Week 2025, we've put together a list of 10 night ... having already expended most of its ...

Spanning nearly 50,000 acres of pristine mountain wilderness on the South Island, this stargazing sanctuary is the country's fifth International Dark Sky Sanctuary—and one of only 23 worldwide.

All U.S. service members aboard the USS Harry S. Truman have been accounted for and are safe after a fighter jet, an F/A-18E ...

The Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory marked Dark Sky Week last month by noting that the organization is working to have ...

It’s International Dark Sky Week, a worldwide celebration that was started in 2003 to raise awareness about light pollution.

Astrotourism isn’t new. In 2022, U.S. National Parks saw 312 million visitors spend an estimated $23.9 billion to explore those International Dark Sky areas, mostly in the Southeast. Then on ...

International Dark Sky Week is April 21-28, 2025. Michigan offers dark sky parks throughout the state for ideal stargazing. Stargazers, International Dark Sky Week is here and now's your chance to ...

About 45 minutes northeast of Champaign lies the Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, the only designated International Dark Sky Park in Illinois. Protected from light pollution, the preserve’s ...

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 ...