NightLog™ Blog
Writing about kids, wonder, the night sky, and the small moments that end up mattering most.
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The average American child spends between four and six hours a day on screens. The trend is up. Here's what actually competes with it.
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There's a particular kind of absence that astronauts describe when they talk about being in space. The absence they describe most is the absence of their children.
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The night your child was born, the moon was somewhere in its cycle. Here's how to find out what it was doing, and why it's worth telling them.
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The habit comes first. The equipment, if you ever want it, comes later. Here's what actually works.
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The universe has been making stars for 13.8 billion years. There are more of them than grains of sand on every beach on Earth. So why, on a clear night, is it completely silent?
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Every planet in our solar system with a moon has its own version of a full moon. Some would fill the sky. Some would look like a bright star.
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The science on attention, wonder, and what unstructured outdoor time does to a developing brain.
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Something has shifted over the past two decades. The nights are the same. The stars are the same. The kids are different.
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Most parents don't go outside at night with their kids because they don't know what to say. This list exists for that moment.
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