Dark Sky

The group seeking to stop the construction of a proposed Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple over traffic, dark skies and zoning concerns in the Skyline Drive neighborhood.

Bryce Canyon National Park Superintendent Jim Ireland said the park — one of the smallest in the country — is at the edge of what staff can manage with the current visitorship.

The changes, which include some new guidelines, come after a request from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and lots of public debate.

The latest Utah news for Friday morning, April 22, 2022

Dark Skies Week is a global celebration of the world’s remaining dark skies sites. But maintaining those views in a growing state like Utah can be a delicate balance.

This summer, KUER producer Benjamin Bombard is traveling around Utah looking for places that are…extra. Extreme. His first mission: to find the darkest place — above ground — in the state. He just might have found it among the redrock spires of Kodachrome State Park.

A new artist residency at the University of Utah is working to bolster the connection between artists and scientists working on environmentally-minded projects to help people think more deeply about their place in the world and their role in shaping it.

The latest Utah news on Monday evening, December 21, 2020.

Today marks a historic event in the cosmos — the first time in 800 years that Saturn and Jupiter will align in the night sky. And for this unique moment in the universe, Utahns may have a better view than most.

Friday evening, August 28, 2020Utah COVID-19 UpdateUtah health officials reported another 391 cases of COVID-19 Friday. And there are just under 120…

Bryce Canyon National Park announced its official certification this week as an International Dark Sky Park.The designation is awarded by the…

IVINS — Around 11:30 p.m. on a recent, cloudless Monday night, Tim Povlick was hard at work measuring the brightness of the sky. At the city limits of…