Back on the evening of May 10 a rare display of the aurora borealis splashed color across the skies of our area. Amateur astronomers who follow night sky happenings knew the first thing they needed to ...

Dark Sky, developed by Dark Sky Company LLC and introduced in April 2012, was a multi-platform weather app and service that aimed to provide more accurate and useful weather reports to its users than ...

On New Year’s Day, weather nerds wept. That’s when Dark Sky, the original and beloved hyperlocal weather app and website, went away. Dec. 31, 2022, was the last day you could use either the iOS app or ...

At the end of this year, Dark Sky—the popular, sleek, sometimes accurate weather app—will go dark, its various components ambiguously incorporated into Apple’s revamped weather forecasting tool. The ...

Oregon has been abuzz with dark sky news lately. Over the last few years, we’ve seen announcements of new Dark Sky Parks, Dark Sky Communities and the biggest Dark Sky Sanctuary in the world — all in ...

If you're looking for the light, go toward a Dark Sky Place. Away from the artificial light pollution that plagues big cities and suburbs, these areas offer the right conditions for clear stargazing, ...

Oregon is noted for having the largest dark sky sanctuary in the world, as well as the best national park in the US for stargazing, and now, multiple towns are being recognized as official dark sky ...

A second dark sky park recently became certified in Oregon, three years after the state's first dark sky park was certified, and just months after 2.5 million acres of the Oregon Outback became the ...

As dark sky sanctuaries grow in popularity, scientists are revealing more of the benefits of darkness—from repairing DNA to improving your mental health. A panorama of dark skies over the desert ...

On a cool night in August, more than 100 people gathered in a dark corner on Frisco Main Street. The lights at the Frisco Historic Park were out. Phones were tucked away, out of sight. People lay on ...

International Dark Sky Week (IDSW) - April 21 - 28, 2025 - is a worldwide event that draws attention to light pollution, promotes simple solutions to mitigate the issue, and celebrates the ...