Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Astrotourism is a rapidly growing travel trend for 2025, but ...

Protecting dark skies and what we can do in our own backyard to bring back the night sky. Defending the Dark tells the story of protecting the dark sky areas of Maine and what we can do in our own ...

Glacier National Park is an International Dark Sky Sanctuary. Visitors can see the Milky Way from St. Mary’s Glacier, pictured here. (Photo by Ray Stinson, National Park Service.) Editor’s Note: This ...

The ability to predict aurora borealis outbreaks has increased interest in night sky watching and in dark sky advocacy, according to members of Starry Skies North, the Minnesota Chapter of the ...

From her home in Baker, Nevada, Elizabeth Woosley can see Andromeda, the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way, with her naked eye. But she's one of the lucky ones as America's dark skies are rapidly ...