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Resort recognized as ‘dark sky’ destination
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (265+ words) A full moon rises over the Wood River Valley. Sun Valley Resort has been recognized as a DarkSky Certified Resort, becoming the first resort in the United States to receive the designation through the DarkSky Approved Lodging Program. The certification…...
Astronomer to discuss aerial exploration of Mars
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (714+ words) A comet soars through the night sky above Bald Mountain. Brian Jackson will present the final lecture of the year as part of the Hailey Public Library’s Dark Skies Astronomy lecture series. In 2021, Brian Jackson, a professor of astronomy at…...
Largest IPO | Cartoon | mtexpress.com
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (159+ words) Largest IPO Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper Serving Sun Valley, Ketchum, Hailey, Bellevue and Carey There was a problem reporting this. What do you do if someone wonât let you zipper merge? Ask the Express: What is the purpose of…...
Stanley Public Library to host science seminar and stargazing
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (318+ words) A comet streaks across the night sky above Bald Mountain in 2024. Located deep in the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve in Stanley is a natural place to talk about stars. On Saturday, the Stanley Public Library will host Dr. Ellie…...
Building a space station for the future
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) The International Space Station orbits the Earth, with the moon in the foreground, as seen from Szurdokpuspoki, northern Hungary, late Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. The Community Library on Tuesday is set to hold a talk featuring the vice president of a company…...
Lecture series brings astronomers to Hailey
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (472+ words) Local astronomers help identify stars, planets and seasonal constellations at a January event at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. Andy Weir’s novel “Project Hail Mary” is described as hard science fiction, meaning that it tries for scientific accuracy. Now a movie…...
Astronomy seminar scheduled for Saturday
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (167+ words) Local astronomers help identify stars, planets and seasonal constellations at a January event at the Sawtooth Botanical Garden. Astronomer and astrophysicist Charles Law will present a lecture in Hailey on Saturday. On Saturday, a pleasingly cerebral coalition of organizations will…...
Dark sky advocates to open Stanley observatory
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (869+ words) The Idaho Dark Sky Alliance will soon open a new observatory near Stanley. Set for a spring grand opening, the new Stanley Observatory is close to completion, boasting a retractable roof and built to house a large telescope donated several…...