Most Recent Byline

Ask LP: Where are the world’s best places for stargazing?
(Lonely Planet)
Other Recent Bylines (Space/Astrotourism)

How Long Does It Take to Get to Mars? (How Stuff Works)

Scientists Detected a Space Hurricane for the First Time. What’s That? (How Stuff Works)

How Long Does It Take to Get to the Moon? (How Stuff Works)

What’s the Difference Between Twilight and Dusk? (How Stuff Works)

- Axiom Space Announces Ax1 – First All-Private Crew To Visit ISS
- A World Of Darkness: 20 New Destinations Protecting Dark Skies In 2020
- How To Safely See Monday’s Christmas Star, The Great Conjunction Of Jupiter & Saturn
- Virgin Galactic Launch Ignition Sequence ‘Did Not Complete,’ Crew & Spacecraft Safely Back On Ground
- Virgin Galactic Gears Up For First Powered Space Flight from New Mexico
- The Northern Lights May Glow Across The U.S. Tonight & Tomorrow – Here’s Where & How To See Them
- Star Map Company Reveals Top National Parks For Stargazing
- How To Plan A Safe Autumn Stargazing Getaway
- Hotels.com Launches Site For Space Hotel Bookings… Someday
- Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Named Dark Sky Sanctuary – Just In Time For Winter Aurora
- Davagh Forest Park Named Northern Ireland’s First International Dark Sky Place
- Virgin Galactic Unveils Interior Cabin Of SpaceShipTwo
- Here’s How To Watch Virgin Galactic Reveal the SpaceShipTwo Cabin Live Today
- World’s Newest Dark Sky Park Announced On New Zealand’s South Island
- ‘Capture The Dark’ Photo Contest Winners Highlight Wonders Of The Night Sky
- Virgin Galactic Successfully Completes Second Test Flight From Spaceport America
- Virgin Galactic Pens Deal with NASA To Organize & Train Private Astronauts For Flights To ISS
- How To Watch Today’s June Solstice Live From Stonehenge
- New Tourism Company Space Perspective Aims To Make Space Accessible To As Many People As Possible
- Six Space Museums, Observatories And Facilities You Can Visit from Home
- How To Spot Crew Dragon In The Sky Tonight
- On Their 19-Hour Journey To The ISS, Here’s What Crew Dragon Astronauts Can See On Earth
- What NASA And SpaceX’s Astronaut Launch Means For Space Tourism
- Maine’s New Dark Sky Sanctuary Is Great For Stargazing & Aurora Viewing (Someday)
- Astronauts Share Their Favorite Views of Earth From Above
- Virgin Galactic & NASA Join Forces To Fight COVID-19
- International Dark Sky Week Kicks Off With Virtual And Home-Based Night Sky Experiences
- NASA Announces First Astronaut Test Flight Date Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon
- Astronaut Christina Koch Gives Advice On Productivity & Focus While Social Distancing
- Astronaut Christina Koch Gives Advice On Handling The Uncertainty Over When Social Distancing Will End
- When We’re Allowed To Travel Again, Here’s How To Visit The World’s Newest Dark Sky Community
- Need More Space At Home? Try These Astronomy Livestreams
- Former Astronauts Share Ways To Cope With Social Distancing & Isolation
- 4 Fascinating Places That Mark The March Equinox
- Pacific Island Niue Becomes The World’s First Dark Sky Nation
- Need Spring Break Plans? Here Are 5 Great Islands For Stargazing
- The Northern Lights Will Glow Across The U.S. This Week – Here’s Where To See Them
- Maui’s Haleakalā National Park Welcomes Stargazers With New Programs In 2020
- 5 Events Where You Can Run The Messier Marathon This Year
- Where To See The Northern Lights Before Winter Ends
- SpaceX And Space Adventures Team Up To Expand Space Tourism Offerings
Other
Bylines:
- 6 Red-Hot Facts About the Red Giant Star Arcturus (How Stuff Works)
- Mark Your Calendars for These 2021 Space Events, Astronomy Fans (How Stuff Works)
- Get Ready for the Quadrantids, the First Meteor Shower of the New Year (How Stuff Works)
- Why Are Magnetars So Scary? (How Stuff Works)
- The Great Conjunction of 2020 Is a Celestial Event 800 Years in the Making (How Stuff Works)
- 6 places to stargaze around the Bay Area during coronavirus (San Francisco Chronicle)
- How to Find Orion’s Belt in the Night Sky (How Stuff Works)
- 7 Eye-catching Facts About the Bright Star Vega (How Stuff Works)
- A Night of Solitude (SkyNews)
- Between Earth & Sky (SkyNews)
- 7 nighttime things to do in Hawaii (San Francisco Chronicle)
- This fall, indulge in stargazing at Europe’s best dark-sky destinations (The Globe & Mail)
- Dark skies: 6 out-of-this-world stargazing spots in the Southwestern USA (The Journal by Intrepid Travel)
- Why a trip to Nebraska is surprisingly wonderful (Lonely Planet)
- Celebrate the anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing at NASA events around the USA (Lonely Planet News)
- 50 years after the moon landing, the Saturn V rocket—now an Alabama landmark—is an astronomical site to be seen (Roadtrippers)
- 5 Ways to Celebrate the Apollo 11 Anniversary in California (San Francisco Chronicle)
- The Best Places to Celebrate the Apollo 11 Anniversary (Lonely Planet)
- The Best Spots in the U.S. to Watch the Perseid Meteor Shower this Summer (Lonely Planet)
- Which U.S. Dark Sky Park is right for you? (Lonely Planet)
- Magical places to experience the midnight sun this summer (NatGeo Travel)
- The ultimate Pacific Northwest stargazing road trip (Roadtrippers)
- A solar eclipse is coming this summer. Here’s where to see it. (NatGeo Travel)
- How close are we to sending tourists to space? (pdf)
- (The Globe & Mail)
- How one Amador County miner inspired world’s first mountaintop observatory (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Geek out on outer space at these 5 spots in L.A. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Elon Musk wants to take you anywhere in the world in less than an hour (Lonely Planet News)
- Best Places to See the Northern Lights in North America (TRVL)
- Cunard is Planning a Special Space-Themed Cruise Next Year (Travel + Leisure)
- Experience Martian life at a desert dome camp in Jordan
(Lonely Planet News) - Take advantage of this summer’s first total solar eclipse in the US with these tours (Lonely Planet News)
- Is Space Tourism Finally Within Our Reach? (Medium)
Other Recent Bylines (Travel + Science)

19 Amazing Facts About the Canadian Provinces
(How Stuff Works)

Slow Blinking at Your Cat Really Bonds You Both — Try It!
(How Stuff Works)

6 Facts About Andorra, Europe’s Best-kept Secret in the Pyrenees
(How Stuff Works)

8 activities to try on your next visit to Alaska
(The Points Guy)

Eat green in the Emerald City: top vegan restaurants in Seattle
(Lonely Planet)

Where’s the beef? Not at these top 7 vegan restaurants around the San Francisco Bay Area
(Lonely Planet)

Follow the Gold Rush on Highway 49
(San Francisco Chronicle)
Older Bylines (Travel + Science)
- The best day trips from San Francisco (Lonely Planet)
- How to spend a perfect weekend in San Francisco (Lonely Planet)
- The joy of seeing Canada by train (Rocky Mountaineer)
- A quick guide to San Francisco’s best neighborhoods (Lonely Planet)
- Why overlooked Dominica is a must for sun-seeking adventure lovers (The Globe & Mail)
- The Space Needle: Seattle icon of the past, future (Lonely Planet)
- The Ghosts Of The Redwood Coast (Hidden Compass)
- San Francisco is creating its own ‘High Line’ to rival NYC (Lonely Planet)
- Four scenic trips on four wheels in Northern California
(Lonely Planet) - 5 Mysterious Places to Experience Stranger Things (Nat Geo Travel)
- A guide to Seattle’s Alki Beach (Lonely Planet)
- Family of Bavarian tiny homes available for little Leavenworth getaways
(Curbed) - Take 5: San Francisco Cinemas (Evening Standard)
- The best bargain hotels you can still book along the eclipse path (CheapTickets.com)
- Ready to test your wizardry? British Library has announced a dream job for Harry Potter fans (Lonely Planet News)
- 7 Unforgettable Experiences Close to Home (AFAR)
- 5 Bites of London (The Daily Mail)
- Tiny House Hotels That Prove Less Can Be More—a Lot More (Travel + Leisure)
- Six reasons to be pumped for summer in Seattle (TimeOut)
- 10 food experiences you need to have in Seattle before you die (Matador)
- The World is Not Enough: How to Travel Like James Bond (Yahoo!)
- Detour to Hope, Alaska (Northwest Travel & Life)
- 9 ways Oakland won my heart in a day (Matador)
- Riding a Camel in Jordan Transported Me Across the Desert and Back in Time with Gertrude Bell (Wanderful)
- Coffee, Cigarettes, Coffee, More Cigarettes, More Coffee, Alcohol, and Cigarettes (Roads & Kingdoms)
- Meet the Four Ladies Who Are Helping Other Women Explore the World (AFAR)
- 6 James Bond Destinations That Will Give You Major Wanderlust (AFAR)
- 5 Train Trips to Reconnect You to the Beauty of North America (Yahoo!)
- Cheaper Ways to Visit Alaska this Summer — From a Local (Yahoo!)