Sadly, 60% of the world's population has already lost access to the night sky thanks to light pollution. Across Europe and the U.S., that number climbs to nearer 80%. advertisement ...

With light pollution on the rise, it’s getting harder and harder to find places where you can see the stars at night. A map of Europe illustrates how rare truly dark skies are nowadays. One ...

Light pollution experts worry the bluer nights could disrupt animal and human health. ... the study authors were able to map the light spectrum in Europe between 2012 to 2013 and 2014 to 2020.

Volunteers—most of them in North America and Europe—are given eight possible maps of their local night sky, showing the stars visible at varying levels of sky brightness.

In other words, light pollution — which makes sleep and many everyday tasks harder for people and other living things — has worsened at a much faster pace than expected.

One look at a light pollution map Dark Sky Map can be pretty upsetting. Whole swaths of the earth, especially in North America, Europe and Asia have basically erased the night sky. Skip to content.

Light pollution blues: photographs of London taken on board the ISS in 2012 (left) and 2020 (right). The images show the whitening and brightening of the city. (Courtesy: A Sánchez de Miguel et ...

Here is an interactive light pollution map to get a closer look where you live. The difference in the night sky between the bright areas on the map and the dark areas on the map is significant.

New LED lights may be causing more light pollution, washing out our view of the stars 07:49. America's rapid adoption of LED lighting saves money and uses less electricity. But it's also making it ...

Here is an interactive light pollution map to get a closer look where you live. The difference in the night sky between the bright areas on the map and the dark areas on the map is significant.