Taking Back the Night Sky

The next time you're taking a nightly stroll downtown, take a minute to count how many people are looking up at the sky. Chances are the number will be small, if it's not zero. Light pollution drowns the brilliance of the night sky, leaving city and town dwellers little reason to look up. Meanwhile, technology is providing an incentive to look down at our screens. As a result, we are losing touch with the cosmos. Have you ever seen the star-lit band of the Milky Way Galaxy?Below is a trailer for...