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A clear night sky isn't just "nice-to-have," light pollution hides objects travelling towards earth

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 23 Jan 2023, 8:52AM
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A clear night sky isn't just "nice-to-have," light pollution hides objects travelling towards earth

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Mon, 23 Jan 2023, 8:52AM

The stars in our night sky are vanishing at an alarming rate.

New data published in the journal Science —collected by citizen scientists around the world over more than a decade— shows the night sky is continuing to become less starry.

That's largely due to light pollution from urban settlements, street lighting, and cars.

Astrobiologist Hari Mogosanu says that a clear sky isn't just a nice-to-have thing.

She says too much light and satellites means that we can't see objects travelling towards the Earth.

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