Most people in the United States live under skies so washed out by artificial light that the Milky Way has become something you see in photographs. Under a truly dark sky, it looks different. It's a ...

Every year, millions of people travel to remote, protected "dark-sky parks" in search of experiences that depend on true darkness — photographing the Milky Way's heart arcing overhead, observing ...

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