Atlas Obscura’s Wondersky columnist Rebecca Boyle is an award-winning science journalist and author of the upcoming Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are (January 2024, Random House). Throughout the summer, she’ll be sharing the stories and secrets of our wondrous night sky. When you wake up tomorrow, whether you rise with the sun or long after it, think for a moment about our journey through the cosmos. The sun has not technically risen. Instead, the location of your bed has…
