A new study found that the night sky is growing brighter every year, and the stars are looking dimmer. The study published Thursday analyzes data from more than 50,000 amateur
WASHINGTON Every year, the night sky grows brighter, and the stars look dimmer.
A new study that analyzes data from more than 50,000 amateur stargazers finds that artificial lighting is making the night sky about 10% brighter each year.
That's a much faster rate of change than scientists had
As city folk sleep blanketed by the warm glow of artificial light that surrounds urban centers, stargazers feel the chill of the night sky and see all its constellations being smudged into a fuzzy blur by those same urban lights.