Most people haven't witnessed a true night sky. They may have seen photos of starry skies full of cosmic light, but in person ...

Preserving the starry, starry night August 10, 2014 / 9:28 AM EDT / CBS News Astronomers and stargazers combat light pollution, to bask in the awe-inspiring splendor of a truly dark sky ...

But light can be a pollutant as well – its glow far outshining the light from the Milky Way above. In the battle between city lights and starry skies, the city lights win. As part of this ...

Point the light at the ground, not up into the sky, and use a shielded fixture to make sure it's not spilling over into places that don't really need to be lit. Try low-level, warm-colored lights ...

The new Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer kicks off its mission to scan and capture a view of the entire sky with a look at the constellation Carina. Starry, starry 'first light' from NASA's ...

PIKES PEAK — White light shooting up from Colorado’s Front Range increasingly obliterates night, but communities statewide are pushing to restore starry skies. “People want to see the stars ...

Increased light pollution—and therefore skyglow—causes worsened view of the night sky. The numeric scale is similar to the one used by study participants. NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, P. Marenfeld ...

Some of the best places in America to see the starry night sky also happen to the best places to drill for oil. Think western North Dakota or West Texas, places far from any major cities. As oil ...

Light pollution is hindering a starry view of the night sky for more than half of people across England, a cosmic census has found. Fifty-seven per cent of stargazers struggled to see more than 10 ...