It's difficult for stargazers to believe, but a part of the heavily light-polluted Tokyo metropolis offers some of the darkest night skies in Japan. Indeed, Kozushima island in the Izu island chain is ...

The night sky has been of interest to mankind since time immemorial, and nowadays stargazing has become a special kind of travel. In deserts, mountains and other places in the world, certain places ...

In recent years, stargazing has been one of the most demanded travel experiences. As light pollution increasingly becomes an issue in cities, tourists are seeking destinations where skies are clear, ...

To the delight of astronomy fans around the country, the Ishigaki-Jima Astronomical Observatory, located on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island, has added what it calls a Southern Cross “Monitor” to its website ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. With next weekend all about the full pink moon, take a few ...