Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day Sep 27, 2025

When the calendar lines up just right, you get a rare double feature: National Public Lands Day and Astronomy Day. It"s a chance to explore the landscapes that ground us and the skies that inspire us—all within 24 hours.

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Today in History

Sep 27, 2018High seas commerce
Sep 27, 2019Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
Sep 27, 2020Take me to the river
Sep 27, 2021Sharp-dressed bug
Sep 27, 2022Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
Sep 27, 2023Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
Sep 27, 2024Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy

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Apr 27, 2020That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
Oct 1, 2021What s better than a smile?
Sep 5, 2019A lush, green escape
Jan 27, 2022Bluespotted ribbontail ray
Jun 27, 2025Splendid leaf frog
Jun 4, 2019Breaking the fast for Eid
Apr 11, 2022Fiddlehead fern fronds
May 7, 2024A duckling swimming in a water meadow, Suffolk, England
Jun 26, 2026The River Thames, London, England
Mar 31, 2021Paradise, found
Nov 2, 2023Death Valley National Park, California
Oct 23, 2020Saskatchewan s spookier side
Mar 15, 2023Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
Jul 13, 2020Welcome to the Hoh
Mar 31, 2026Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
Jul 14, 2024La Geria wine region, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Dec 2, 2019Wild and beautiful Alaska
Apr 24, 2025Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska
Apr 1, 2022April Fools Day
Feb 4, 2019Sitting down and taking a stand
Mar 6, 2019Dreaming of the Tyrrhenian Sea
Feb 14, 2019Cue up the tango music
Nov 14, 2023Russell lupines, Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
Aug 5, 2026Decorated gate of the Royal Palace of Fez, Morocco
Jul 29, 2018A Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, India
Feb 21, 2020Carnival comes to Olinda
Nov 13, 2024Sea lion in a kelp forest, Baja California, Mexico
Jan 28, 2019Ancient groves in Australia
Apr 21, 2021Exploring the Pearl of the Atlantic
Oct 2, 2020A wild and scenic scene