Dark Sky

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…

Most people in the United States can't see a full night sky that's not affected by light pollution. But, in a remote corner of Nevada, the Milky Way...

Dinosaur National Monument is known for its fossils and footprints. But now it could become known for its stargazing.The monument, which straddles the…

When is the last time you’ve had a clear view of the Milky Way? Chances are you’re among the 99 percent of Americans who can’t see all that much of the...