Nasa Nasa is discovering new planets, planning permission has been granted for a hotel on the moon and billionaires are shooting for the stars to send the first tourists into space - this is the Space Race 2.0. But as cities expand, the primitive act of sitting outside counting stars is becoming as rare as meteor showers. As our skies become more polluted, astrotourism is soaring. We're heading to far-flung islands, to the tops of mountains and into the desert to gaze into infinity and beyond.

These are the dark-sky destinations to make you starry-eyed