Scientists have a new term for expressing the feeling of loss that comes from losing the pristine dark skies that allow for good stargazing. They call it "noctalgia," or "sky grief." ...

International Dark Sky Week was started in 2003 by an American high school student, Jennifer Barlow. Since then, it has become an important part of the IDA’s Global Astronomy Month.

The dark night sky has special meaning for Krystal De Napoli, an astrophysicist and Gomeroi woman, but light pollution is erasing constellations from view that have guided her peoples' connection ...