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A new atlas reveals where light pollution obscures the night sky

NIGHT LIGHTS  More than a third of Earth’s population can no longer see the Milky Way at night, a new atlas of light pollution shows. Relatively pristine night skies, such as this one above Dinosaur National Park on the border of Colorado and Utah, are increasingly rare. By THOMAS SUMNER. sciencenews.org