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As ‘skyglow’ grows, study documents glaring global light pollution

South Africa Cape Town lights

Washington DC, USReuters Light pollution caused by the incessant nighttime glow of electric lights appears to be intensifying, according to research using observations from tens of thousands of people at various locations around the world. The study, published on Thursday, found that the number of visible stars reported at the observation sites from 2011 to […]

Lost enough to be found

Looking at the night sky

In many cultures that have rites of passage, the initiate is taken to an unfamiliar place and left there for a number of days.  PICTURE: Khamkéo Vilaysing/Unsplash Far from home and beyond any recognisable landmarks, the only way they had to orient themselves is to look up at the heavens that didn’t change. In such a situation […]