New data show how quickly light pollution is obscuring the night sky

Observations from citizen scientists show the sky is getting about 10 percent brighter each year

aerial photo of San Francisco at night

The lights of San Francisco scatter and reflect off the city's famous fog, making the sky bright even at night. Even above fog-free cities, skies are growing brighter at a faster clip than previously thought.

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The night sky has been brightening faster than researchers realized, thanks to the use of artificial lights at night.