Dark Skies

An image of the Hamburg galaxy, a spiral disk in lit up in whites, yellows and pinks surrounded by the blackness of space, with some bright celestial objects dotting here and there.

Experience the universe for Dark Sky Week

Lisa Potter
research communications, University of Utah Communications
April 14, 2022

April 22-30, join in local events honoring Utah’s phenomenal night skies.

A landscape of the dark skies. You see an arm of the Milky Way Galaxy.

6 dark sky parks near campus

Lisa Potter
research communications specialist, U Communications
April 1, 2021

Celebrate International Dark Sky Week at these parks located an hour or less from the U’s campus.

The foreground is the silhouette of a tall spire in front of a purple sky at dust where a bright white comet plunges towards the horizon.

Comet NEOWISE lit up skies and social media

Lisa Potter
science communicator, University of Utah Communications
July 23, 2020

Comet NEOWISE blazed across the skies of the northern hemisphere and won’t return for 6,800 years. If you missed it, never fear—the University of Utah community captured stunning photos of this once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event.

Spring into Continuum

Continuum
April 22, 2019

The latest edition of Continuum is out, with great articles from a feature on medical students visiting remote schools promoting health as a career to how dark skies are an untapped natural resource.

First Dark Sky Studies minor in the U.S.

Lisa Potter, science writer, University of Utah Communications
January 22, 2019

Keck Foundation awards $250,000 to fund the transdisciplinary program.