Light pollution poses serious threat to astronomy, study says
WEBJun 15, 2023 · Astronomers are once again ringing alarm bells about light pollution destroying pristine night skies. But this time, the worries extend beyond their core discipline.
Light Pollution Is Dimming Our View of the Sky, and It's Getting …
WEBJan 31, 2023 · Light Pollution Is Dimming Our View of the Sky, and It’s Getting Worse. Citizen scientists and researchers found that we are losing our view of the sky at an astonishing rate of...
New data show how quickly light pollution is obscuring the night …
WEBJan 19, 2023 · A study of more than 50,000 observations of stars by citizen scientists reveals that the night sky grew about 10 percent brighter, on average, every year from 2011 to 2022.
Light pollution - BBC News
WEBJan 11, 2024 · New lights at Manningtree cause more light pollution than the rest of the town combined, a group says. All the latest content about Light pollution from the BBC.
Light pollution's wasted energy seen from space - BBC
WEBAn experiment carried out at 01:30 every morning for 10 nights has revealed the main sources of artificial light polluting the night sky. The city of Tucson, in Arizona, US, dimmed its 14,000...
Light pollution: Huge fall in stars that can be seen with naked eye …
WEBJan 20, 2023 · The number of stars that people can see with the naked eye has reduced dramatically over the last decade. The cause is "Skyglow" from artificial lighting - the brightness of that glow has ...
Goodbye, dark sky. The stars are rapidly disappearing from our …
WEBJan 19, 2023 · Science. Goodbye, dark sky. The stars are rapidly disappearing from our night sky. A new study has found that the night sky may be brightening faster than once thought, and that has consequences...
Light pollution is getting worse, and Earth is paying the price
WEBApr 3, 2019 · Though it may not be as immediately toxic as a chemical spill, light pollution is now among the most chronic environmental perturbations on Earth.
Light pollution is on the rise: Worldwide, light up 49% over 25 …
WEBSep 14, 2021 · Global light pollution has increased by at least 49% over the past 25 years. Increases in light pollution were most pronounced in Asia, South America, Oceania and Africa.
Global light pollution is affecting ecosystems—what can we do?
WEBMar 13, 2020 · A recent study, Light pollution is a driver of insect declines, says habitat loss, pesticide use, invasive species and climate change have all played a role in insect declines globally, but that artificial light at night is another important—but often overlooked—cause.