You don't need to take a ten-hour road trip to reach these national parks with official dark sky sanctuaries. Happy ...

Black Mesa State Park is the first site in Oklahoma to be recognized by an international organization for its dark sky uncluttered by light pollution.

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A dozen Colorado state parks are embarking on a process that state officials hope will lead to their certification as official dark-sky locations by DarkSky ...

There are 250 dark sky designated locations across the globe and more than 30 in Utah. That now includes the most-recently added Snow Canyon State Park. The park outside St. George was named an Urban ...

Have you ever looked up into the night sky and wondered where all the stars are? You are not alone. According to the International Dark Sky Association, 99% of the public in North America and Europe ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The stars have aligned for 12 state parks across Colorado that will work with the International Dark Sky Place certification program to reduce light pollution in their locations. Gov.

To stand under a clear night sky in total and true darkness and witness the vast expanse of stars with the Milky Way streaking above is a singular and increasingly rare moment in one’s life. Light ...

The 16,000-acre Cottonwood Canyon State Park on the lower John Day River is Oregon’s third certified “International Dark Sky Park.” The organization DarkSky International certifies a variety of types ...

National parks are offering a growing number of nighttime programs for visitors looking for novel experiences or those eager to avoid daytime crowds and rising temperatures. The sun had just started ...

High elevation has its advantages. In Colorado, the veil between Earth and outer space is just a little bit thinner. This summer, the Centennial State was ranked as one of the places in the U.S. where ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DENVER (KDVR) — The stars have aligned for ...