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Welcome to our new website

DarkSky Updates

We’re making improvements to the website. These improvements will take time and come in stages. You might have noticed …

Artificial Light at Night: state of the science 2023 report released

Press release

by John Barentine Dark Sky Consulting, LLC To successfully communicate with the public and decision-makers, dark-sky advocates must have …

DarkSky Approved program has a new logo

News

The Fixture Seal of Approval program is now DarSky Approved! With the name change comes a new and improved …

We have a new name and logo

News

We are DarkSky. After 30+ years the International Dark-Sky Association gets an easier-to-say name.

IDA appeals FCC approval of SpaceX Gen2 satellite constellation

Satellites

IDA has appealed in response to the FCC order and authorization approving SpaceX to deploy and maintain a constellation …

Pursuing Europe-wide action on light pollution

Policy

To support a proposal for EU-wide action on light pollution from the Czech Republic, IDA has developed a European …

Light Monitor Grant Program

Get involved

We are pleased to announce the rollout of our new pilot Light Monitor Grant Program. By partnering with Asterion, …

Light is Energy: Estimating the Impact of Light Pollution on Climate Change

DarkSky Updates

Globally we spend at least $50 billion in energy costs each year to produce light that escapes into space. …

Lights at the Border: Protecting Some of the Darkest Places in North America

DarkSky Updates

In the United States, few locations remain where the night is naturally dark. One of these is stretches of …

Artificial Light at Night: State of the Science 2022 Report

Light Pollution

IDA’s State of the Science 2022 report is a high-level overview of the best of our scientific understanding of …

Highlights from Under One Sky 2021

News

This year, we brought you our second annual Under One Sky Global Conference, and you definitely showed up! In …

Cover of Nightscape #105

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 …