Legislation aimed at protecting agricultural land in Kentucky from harmful light pollution has passed in the House.

Light pollution, defined as the improper use and overexposure to artificial light at night, has emerged as a significant global environmental issue with far-reaching consequences. Research shows that ...

For most of human history, the night sky has been a shared inheritance, a source of wonder. Now, more than a billion children ...

Some of Drew Carhart’s earliest memories remind him of his love of nature. Not just trees, flowers or birds — but the stars, planets and galaxies visible in the night sky. Fifty years ago, Carhart ...

How dark is the night sky where you live? If you’re in an urban area, the answer will likely be “not dark at all”. The pervasiveness of artificial light – be it in the form of streetlamps, billboards, ...

More than 80 percent of people in North America and Europe can no longer see the Milky Way from home, yet the brightest objects in the sky remain stubbornly visible even through heavy urban light ...