In Texas, portal to early universe enabled by largest dark-sky reserve on Earth

You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.Dark Skies and Dark Energy Converge at a West Texas Star PartyIn the Big Bend region, a portal to the early universe is enabled by the largest dark-sky reserve on Earth.The Hobby-Eberly Telescope at the McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas, was used to capture photons from galaxies 10 billion to 12 billion light-years away, more distant than any dark energy survey has attempted before.Dark Skies and Dark Energy Converge at a West Texas Star PartyIn the Big Bend region, a portal to the early universe is enabled by the largest dark-sky reserve on Earth.The Hobby-Eberly Telescope at the McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas, was used to capture…

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