Voting in Aitkin, Columbia Heights, Faribault, Little Falls, Staples-Motley and Wayzata

MPR News helps you turn down the noise and build shared understanding. Turn up your support for this public resource and keep trusted journalism accessible to all. 

Turn Up Your Support

Space has been a major topic of conversation lately, after four astronauts flew a figure-eight around the moon and returned safely back to Earth last weekend. The Artemis II livestream may be over, but if we are lucky, we can find a window to the universe just by looking up. 

This week is International Dark Sky Week, which began in 2003 to raise awareness of not only the beauty of nighttime, but also the artificial light that can erase it.

Gov. Tim Walz recently signed a proclamation recognizing Dark Sky Week in Minnesota for a third year in a row. And Voyageurs Conservancy, the non-profit partner of Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota, is leading a series of programs focused on the night sky. MPR News guest host Kelly Gordon talked with the group’s associate director, Breanna Trygg. 

Use the audio player above to listen to the full conversation.

Subscribe to the Minnesota Now podcast on 

We attempt to make transcripts for Minnesota Now available the next business day after a broadcast. When ready they will appear here.

Science

Lifestyle

Outdoors

Shows

Minnesota Now with Nina Moini

Host

Author

Voyageurs National Park is a designated International Dark Sky Park. Its nonprofit partner is hosting programs through Saturday to celebrate the night sky and share strategies for preventing light pollution. 

After Artemis hype, Dark Sky Week aims to keep focus on the night sky

Go Deeper.

Like this?

News you can use in your inbox