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Light pollution

Swiss campaigners have demanded the authorities tackle the problem of light pollution in the night sky. Scientists estimate that a fifth of the world’s population can no longer see the Milky Way galaxy, and several of the twelve constellations featured in horoscopes have become completely invisible in light polluted areas. Swiss Radio International’s science editor, Vincent Landon, reports.

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