Affectionately known as a living ghost town and Utah's official Christmas Town, Helper is located along the Price River in Carbon County, approximately 110 miles (180 km) southeast of Salt Lake City. Helper is named for the extra engines historically required to help trains up the...
Trailside Nature & Science Center is Union County’s Environmental Education Center, located in the Watchung Reservation, a 2,065-acre preserve containing woodlands, fields, lakes, streams and more than 13 miles of hiking trails. This serene setting provides the perfect classroom to have fun while learning about the...
"Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." - Socrates. “Now I know why I am here. Not for a closer look at the Moon, but to look back...
Most Americans live under a hazy dome of light pollution allowing for a dim view of the glorious night sky. In the past few years there is a growing movement looking to extend our notion of wilderness to the skies...
"The history of astronomy is a history of receding horizons." - Edwin Hubble. It has been a relatively short while since we ventured into space and already thousands of satellites orbit the Earth, humans have walked on the Moon, man-made probes visited the planets even reaching...
18 months ago, in December 2020 a Solar System Trail was installed on the grounds of Birr Castle, home of the ‘Leviathan’ the world’s largest telescope...
Solar System Trails is now the new name of X-Trails. X-Trails will remain the name of the associated App and Audio Guide...