DAVIS MOUNTAINS STATE PARK, Texas — It's a packed night at McDonald Observatory, where dozens of people are crowding around high-powered telescopes as a thunderstorm rolls off to the east. Locals and ...

Blackshear Elementary fourth grade science and social studies teacher Ashley Redman poses with a large check for her Education Foundation grant titled Igniting Young Minds through Space Exploration.

Texas Standard radio, the national daily news show of Texas, will celebrate 10 years on air and online by hitting the road. The program is broadcasting live from McDonald Observatory and other iconic ...

The University of Texas McDonald Observatory high on Mt. Locke in the Davis Mountains is an internationally recognized center for astronomical research. It also invites the public to experience the ...

With vice chair Brian Schmidt, the McDonald Observatory director will lead the next phase of construction. Taft Armandroff, Walter Massey and Brian Schmidt. Credit: GMTO Corporation The GMTO ...