This small coastal town’s efforts to reclaim the night skies for people and nature is truly inspirational. Here’s how you can help reduce light pollution and claim your own Dark Sky Place title.
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Light pollution is a relatively new problem. Simple solutions can fix it.
A new study shows how artificial light at night scrambles insects’ normal flight patterns, pulling them off course into orbit around the light.
With the help of thousands of citizen scientists, a new study measured exactly how much brighter night skies are getting every year.
The Orion Star Count 2022 calls on us to go outside and count the stars of Orion.
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University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona
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