This deep view of the Orion Constellation glows in reddish hues thanks to a filtered view of hydrogen alpha emission, a type ...

BOISE, Idaho — Tourists heading to central Idaho will be in the dark if local officials get their way. The first International Dark Sky Reserve in the United States would fill a chunk of the ...

Enveloping it all is the Milky Way, a blaze of light among the flaming stars over the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, a 1,416-square-mile territory that has the clearest skies in the continental ...

The Dark Sky Reserve stands out among the rest in the United States as the country's first international reserve dedicated to the sky, and only the 12th globally as of 2017.

To become a Dark Sky Reserve, areas must meet certain minimum criteria — set by a council of astronomy experts — for nighttime sky quality and natural darkness, according to the International ...

The 1,416-square-mile area in Idaho is the third largest dark sky reserve in the world. It stretches from Sun Valley to Stanley, including parts of Sawtooth National Forest.

Idaho Gets A 'Dark Sky Reserve' Just over 14,000 square miles of central Idaho have been designated a "Dark Sky Reserve" for committing to preserving a pristine night sky by limiting light pollution.

Stephen Pauley points out the features of the northern sky as meteors pass overhead on Aug. 12, 2018, in the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve. (Image credit: Rob Marcroft/General Motors) ...

The first International Dark Sky Reserve in the United States would fill a chunk of the state’s sparsely populated region that contains night skies so pristine that interstellar dust clouds are ...

Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve in New Zealand. The Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve comes alive once the sun sets and the stars begin to glow. Stretching across 1,415 square miles, there is a lot of space ...

The Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve is the second-largest in the world. Located in New Zealand, it's an astrophotographer's paradise.