It’s the MLB World Series—Yankees versus Red Sox at Fenway Park. Kenley Jansen delivers a cut fastball, and Aaron Judge swings, sending the ball soaring into the night sky for a home run. Thousands of eyes follow its trajectory and, for a moment, are instantly blinded by the towering floodlights bathing the stadium in artificial brilliance. Welcome to the world of light pollution.
Have you ever stopped to look up at the night sky only to find it blanketed by an orange haze? No stars, no constellations, no Milky Way. Just a dull, empty canvas overhead. That’s light pollution—a silent thief robbing us of one of nature’s most beautiful spectacles.
But light pollution isn’t just about missing out on stargazing or getting bewildered by overwhelming glare. It’s about much more than that. It affects our environment, our health, and even how much we spend or rather waste on electricity. Let’s dive deeper into this unknown pollutant and see what’s really going on.
