DarkSky Updates

Jonestown becomes Texas’s ninth International Dark Sky Community

News

Jonestown, Texas The City of Jonestown, Texas, USA, has been officially designated as an International Dark Sky Community by …

January 8, 2024

Dark Sky Park Bulbjerg becomes Denmark’s second International Dark Sky Park

News

Jutland, Denmark Dark Sky Park Bulbjerg, administered by Hawboernes Association in Lild Strand, was certified as Denmark’s second International …

December 14, 2023

DarkSky Wins Prestigious Spotlight Prize at the 2023 LIT Lighting Design Awards

News

DarkSky is delighted to be the recipient of the esteemed Spotlight Prize at the 2023 LIT Lighting Design Awards. …

November 29, 2023

Sinks Canyon State Park named first International Dark Sky Park in Wyoming

News

LANDER, WYOMING, USA Today, Sinks Canyon State Park achieved the honor of being designated Wyoming’s first-ever International Dark Sky …

November 20, 2023

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 …

July 25, 2023

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 …

July 11, 2023

DarkSky Approved program has a new logo

News

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

June 1, 2023

We have a new name and logo

DarkSky Updates

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

June 1, 2023

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 …

January 6, 2023

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 …

December 20, 2022

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. …

August 2, 2022

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 …

July 28, 2022