In March 9th 2023,The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History announced in a News Release that it will open “Lights Out: Recovering Our Night Sky” Thursday, March 23, a new 4,340-square-foot exhibition at the Washington DC museum about how the night sky—and its disappearance due to light pollution—affects all life on Earth, from natural ecosystems to human cultures. The exhibition will remain on view through December 2025.

“We hope that visitors will see how growing, pervasive light pollution is limiting our ability to observe the universe around us,” said guest exhibition co-curator Kim Arcand, the Chandra visualization scientist and emerging technology lead with the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. “We want people to want to take action to preserve natural dark skies.”

Read more at:  https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-exhibition-invites-visitors-help-recover-their-fading-night-sky