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In a vacuum, the speed of light is about 186,000 miles per second (300,000 kilometers per second). If it were orders of magnitude slower, humans would immediately take notice. Any gamer can ...

The increasing amount of artificial light on Earth doesn't only ruin our view of the stars; it's also bad for human health and the environment. Here's what you can do about it.