light pollution
The Cosmologist Working to Preserve the Night Sky for the Future
Dr. Aparna Venkatesan studies the distant reaches of space and time, while advocating for a night sky undamaged by orbital clutter.
Clear, dark skies are disappearing in the U.S. — except in rural Idaho
Why Idaho's Sawtooth National Forest was just designated as the country's first Dark Sky Reserve.
The Yellowstone Supervolcano Breathes in a Gorgeous Timelapse Video
SKYGLOW returns with a new timelapse of the Yellowstone supervolcano’s geothermal activity.
Light Pollution Is Throwing Off the Seasons
Researchers have discovered that the early bloom of some tree buds might be down to increasing amounts of light pollution.
The Milky Way Is Now Invisible to One Third of Humanity
A global atlas finds that light pollution is obscuring our view of the cosmos.
Africa's Light Pollution-Free Natural Wonders Make a Gorgeous 4K Timelapse
Filmmaker Maciej Tomków journeyed to Namibia and Botswana to find a world untouched by human expansion.
Light Pollution Is No Match for the Milky Way in These Stunning Timelapses
LA filmmakers Gavin Heffernan and Harun Mehmedinovic ask: What would a sky without stars look like?
An Amateur Astronomer's Hunt for a Dark Patch of Sky in New York City
As Irene Pease finds in this short documentary, darkness is ever-dwindling but hardly extinct.
Space Photographer Explains How To Shoot The Milky Way In Light-Polluted Skies
Justin Ng details how to cheat light pollution in both pre and post-production.