New study looks at utilities and other energy efficiency programs to incentivize exterior lighting products that satisfy the DLC’s LUNA Technical Requirements. LUNA-qualified products are designed to ...

When a 1994 earthquake knocked out power across Los Angeles, thousands of anxious residents called local emergency services to report a strange, silvery cloud stretching across the darkened sky. What ...

We see stories in the news almost every day about the increase in light pollution and its impact on humans and the environment. Research published in 2022 revealed an increase in sky brightness of ...

RICHMOND — Lawmakers unanimously supported a resolution that encouraged Virginians to “ponder the cosmic eons beyond” and consider the impact of increased light pollution. Del. David Reid, D-Loudoun, ...

Light pollution significantly affects our ability to view the night sky and poses a threat to future generations' access to ...

Our night sky is rapidly disappearing. At our current rate of dumping excess light into the world, a child born today who could see 250 stars right now from their nearby night sky will only be able to ...

America's rapid adoption of LED lighting saves money and uses less electricity. But it's also making it harder to see the stars. Light pollution comes from excessive artificial light that causes the ...

Your article made me ponder the light pollution that spoils our view of the night sky. I can see well in the dark without light to blind me and I get around fine in the woods at night without ...

When millions of people turn off their lights for Earth Hour each year, something remarkable happens in the night sky above cities. New research from Hong Kong published in Scientific Reports shows ...

Light pollution is reshaping ecosystems and human health. Discover how dark-sky initiatives protect nocturnal ecology and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Scientists researching the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease ...