A video shared from Marble Falls, Texas, shows bright lightning flashes illuminating the night sky as powerful thunderstorms moved over the area on Monday, May 26, 2025.

Lightning illuminated the night sky in Abilene, Texas, as a severe thunderstorm rolled through on Sunday, May 25. This footage, captured by Meri Cimbs, shows continuous bright lights flashing across ...

The travel photography blog Capture the Atlas has released the eighth edition of its annual Milky Way Photographer of the ...

While the Milky Way is technically visible year-round, certain times offer better viewing opportunities — especially for stargazers hoping to catch a clear glimpse of the galaxy’s dense, starry band.

A growing list of Dark Sky Preserves shows where to avoid light pollution and see the ... many species are only active at night,” says Kaylee French, West Texas education and outreach ...

Kyle Watters, the director for the planetarium, said the facility gives guests a chance to see the night sky without light pollution or weather woes at any time of the day. “If any people are ...

This park sits in the far eastern corner of Texas, where alligators ... hiking in the sun. The night skies here will make you question why you ever lived in a city. Without light pollution, the Milky ...

Despite the light pollution, the observatory has had some success in reversing the trend, he said. ALSO READ: Severe thunderstorms, large hail threat returns to Texas this week. Here’s where.

But Christiansen says that joy can easily be dimmed due to city light pollution ... pointing up the sky," said Christiansen. To raise awareness of the environment of the night sky, the Coeur ...

Hummel spoke to the Texas Standard about the broader benefits of keeping our skies as dark as possible. This transcript has been edited lightly for clarity: Texas Standard: Can you give us an update ...

Some of the world’s darkest skies are in the Big Bend region of West Texas – although in recent years, light pollution from oil and gas development has lightened them. Texas Standard: Can you give us ...

As with all isolated lands (aka, areas without light pollution) check with the national ... This section of West Texas is Dark Sky-certified and so far south you’re practically in Mexico.