Aparna Zalani is an award-winning CBS News journalist with over 25 years in journalism. She has reported on major stories at MSNBC and CBS Texas. She began her career in India and now lives near ...

You may not realize it, but most people today have never seen a truly dark sky. Light pollution is making Earth’s nights up to 10% brighter every year, gradually hiding stars, galaxies and even the ...

The Royal Astronomical Society is urging governments to classify artificial light as pollution, citing growing risks to ...

It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before long, a whole galaxy ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has ...

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — This Earth Day, the City of Coeur d'Alene is making an effort to raise environmental awareness by proclaiming the week as "Dark Sky Week," but a local astronomy lover says more ...

DAVIS MOUNTAINS STATE PARK, TEXAS — It’s a packed night at McDonald Observatory, where dozens of people are crowding around high-powered telescopes as a thunderstorm rolls off to the east. Locals and ...

Our night sky is getting brighter and brighter – not because of the moon, but because of artificial lighting. While outdoor lighting is a necessary part of modern society, its widespread use has ...

For most of human history, darkness was a constant. The rhythms of nature, wildlife behavior, and even human sleep evolved under predictable cycles of day and night. In the past century, however, ...

The morning sun is hidden behind clouds facing the East Foothills during sunrise at the Palo Alto Baylands. Photo by Veronica Weber. For Palo Alto’s conservationists, the adoption of a “dark sky” law ...

CASS COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - International Dark Sky Week is taking place from Monday, April 13, through Monday, April 20. The global celebration of the night aims to raise awareness about light ...

On a crisp night last fall in the Arizona desert, I stood amid sand and scrub at the intersection of Valencia and Kolb on the outskirts of Tucson and beheld a gleaming gas station. To say that this ...