The stars appear to rain onto the surrounding mountains, as seen in this space wallpaper taken on May 21, 2013 by Diana Juncher in the Atacama Desert in Chile.

On an astrotourism trip like Gorov's, celestial objects take center stage. More travelers are seeking out the feeling of awe from the night sky, with 60% of travelers saying they're considering ...

Marie Nouvellon / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. Mont-Mégantic was the first International Dark Sky Reserve in the world, established in 2007. It's no surprise it received the earliest designation, as the ...

Dark-sky tourism is becoming more popular as travelers search for areas where they can get away from the hustle and bustle. The Week. ... The stars align at these 6 dark-sky reserves.

"Dark Skies: A Practical Guide to Astrotourism" lists 35 sites around the world where people can see the stars, planets, and northern lights without light pollution from cities and towns.

Goodbye, dark sky. The stars are rapidly disappearing from our night sky; Northern Nights Festival celebrates dark skies in the Yukon; In the city, you'll see next to nothing, Florian said.

Stars do not light up the entire sky because the part of the universe that we can see has a finite size—it does not go on forever as the early astronomers thought. “There’s not enough light ...

Dark Sky Colorado Find Dark Sky Places in Colorado and learn how to reduce light pollution. CU-STARs Check out this program that provides opportunities for CU Boulder and K-12 students to learn about ...

It isn’t as easy as it once was to find a dazzling night sky. In search of the Milky Way, our writer headed to Utah, which has the densest concentration of designated Dark Sky places in the world.

Jackson Lake became Colorado’s first state park designated as an International Dark Sky Place and the only designated dark-sky area east of Interstate 25 in the state. There are seven other o… ...