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Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Dark, not dark enough

Have you ever seen the Milky Way?

What about the Northern Lights? A growing number of people have never seen these features because the skies over them are simply not dark enough.

A 2016 study found that an estimated 80% of people in North America can’t see the Milky Way from where they live.

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