Abstract
This article takes readers on a brief journey through the remote regions of far west Texas, site of the Greater Big Bend International Dark Sky Reserve, the largest dark sky reserve in the world. Spanning 15,000 square miles, the reserve is home to The University of Texas at Austin McDonald Observatory and Big Bend National Park, along with many other natural areas and art installations. This article uses Prada Marfa, McDonald Observatory and Santa Elena Canyon as probes for a hot planet under dark skies, while also deploying a cool gaze into the Milky Way. In so doing, cool media takes on a profound new meaning for our shared destiny on a tiny planet, getting ever hotter as it hurtles through the vast universe.
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