Satellites

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

Our positions

Policy

DarkSky position statements address critical issues related to light pollution and dark skies. These position statements help inform all …

August 21, 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

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 …

June 9, 2022

Who Owns the Night Sky?

Satellites

The following originally appeared as an article in Nightscape #106 (December 2021) written by Megan Eaves. To enjoy new …

March 22, 2022

Aparna Venkatesan to Present Keynote at 2021 Under One Sky Conference

News

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

September 22, 2021

SATCON2 Workshop to Take Place in Mid-July

Astronomy

Interested in how to minimize the negative impacts of satellite constellations on astronomy and the night sky? Join SATCON2 …

June 29, 2021

New Study Finds Satellites Contribute Significant Light Pollution To Night Skies

News

Scientists reported new research results today suggesting that artificial objects in orbit around the Earth are brightening night skies …

March 28, 2021

Comprehensive Report on Satellite Constellations Finds that Astrophotography will be Severely Affected

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By: Ruskin Hartley and John Barentine Last summer, a new phenomenon startled night-sky watchers everywhere: for the first few …

August 25, 2020

Satellite Megaconstellations and the Night Sky

Satellites

If you’ve spent time looking at the sky in the last few months, you may have noticed an increase …

June 25, 2020

The Human Environment Includes Orbital Space

News

By Ruskin Hartley, Executive Director Protecting the night from light pollution for all living things requires bold action. Today, …

March 10, 2020

IDA Responds to Satellite Megaconstellations

News

Mega constellations, also known as low earth-orbit (“LEO”) satellite constellations, are webs of networked satellites that orbit the Earth …

January 17, 2020