Surprise, surprise - you don’t have to fly that far away to find a Dark Sky Reserve for the ultimate stargazing experience.

On 23 June 2025, the world will get a look at the first images from one of the most powerful telescopes ever built: the Vera ...

This Texas national park sits at the state’s southern tip ... and camp under a dazzling night sky. Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. was drawn to Big Bend for the same reasons: It’s a special place that ...

While the Milky Way is technically visible year-round, certain times offer better viewing opportunities — especially for ...

This month, the national park’s lustrous night skies sparked a new superlative: Big Bend became part of the largest dark sky area in the world. Dark sky areas—parks, communities, and reserves ...

The sky around the observatory experienced an ... READ MORE: New "fuzzy devil" plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park. Hummel described some things that people can do at home to ...

National parks like Gates of the Arctic, Big Bend, and Yosemite ... stellar Sierra Nevada hiking, and sky-high cliffs of glacially-polished granite. Yosemite National Park is surrounded by ...

Under the proposed legislation, dubbed the "Big Bend National Park Boundary Adjustment Act," the National Park Service (NPS) would be authorized to acquire the stretch of land adjacent to ...

That place is Big Bend National Park, and I was fortunate enough to ... You may think you know how dazzling the night sky can be, but trust me, you have no idea until you’ve seen the view ...

Last spring, Deb Manley was exploring a remote area of Big Bend ... to the National Park Service’s statement. Big Bend is home to numerous habitats, from high-elevation sky island woodlands ...

Researchers with the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of sunflower endemic to the dry, rugged terrain found at Big Bend National Park. The wooly devil, which was ...