"Lights Drown Out Milky Way For Third Of World's Population"

"CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — More than one-third of the world's population can no longer see the Milky Way because of man-made lights.

Among those missing out on awe-inspiring Milky Way views: nearly 80 percent of North Americans and 60 percent of Europeans.

These are the findings of a new global atlas of light pollution, published as part of a scientific paper Friday."

Marcia Dunn reports for the Associated Press June 10, 2016.