While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area has fended ...

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has ...

Texas astronomers are part of the effort to construct the Giant Magellan Telescope – an effort that will bring a new level of ...

[William Wren, McDonald Observatory]: The places where you can go to see a naturally dark starry sky are. Vanishing, they're shrinking, they're becoming fewer and farther between.

Perseid Meteor Shower in 2016 as seen from Big Bend National Park. Astronomers at McDonald Observatory have worked with energy companies to reduce light pollution in the area around the park.

He highlights the natural beauty of the region, including the Glass and Davis Mountains, and discusses local attractions such as Big Bend National Park and McDonald Observatory.

According to McDonald Observatory Director Taft Armandroff, the Hobby-Eberly telescope is one of the largest in the world. Images in the exhibit compare it to the dome of the Texas capitol ...

UNITED STATES – AUGUST 29: McDonald Observatory, operated by the University of Texas at Austin, and located in Fort Davis, Texas (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images) ...

McDonald Observatory relocates to Austin — at 7% the size. Posted: October 2, 2024 | Last updated: March 12, 2025. The Texas Science and Natural History museum has opened a new exhibit, "Big Eye ...

Apr. 29—Join McDonald Observatory May 7-11 for Dark Sky Week, a celebration of the famous night skies of Far West Texas. Event programming includes special access tours of two of the observatory ...

The McDonald Observatory, an astronomical research facility part of the University of Texas will be livestreaming the total solar eclipse on April 8. "Join us as we talk about eclipses, ...

This summer, a team of students and I were enjoying breathtaking views of the night sky while we collected data using telescopes at the McDonald Observatory in West Texas. One night, when we were ...