EditorialOne-third of the people in the world cannot see the Milky Way, on even the clearest night, because of light pollution. (John Burcham/The New York Times)
EditorialLinda Christensen sculpts a butter bust of Rebekka Paskewitz, that year's Princess Kay of the Milky Way, at the Minnesota State Fair in Minneapolis, Aug. 23, 2018. (Matthew Hintz/The New York Times)