White Sands Missile Range was established in 1945, and was the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test.; The range has seen at least 42,000 missile and rocket launches over the past 75 years ...

Update: Photographer Lauren Bettino photographed the badger in late March 2024. In November, a hiker was traversing the coastal terrain of California’s Point Reyes National Seashore when he came ...

David Kramer was hiking on Nov. 26 in the Point Reyes National Seashore when he came across a startling sight: an American badger as pale as a bar of soap. “I was on a 5-mile out-and-back (in ...

Experience the expansive dune fields of White Sands National Park as part of The Washington Post’s latest podcast “Field Trip,” a deep dive into America’s national parks.

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (May 9, 2025) – On May 5 and 7, the White Sands Missile Range Garrison Command Team, the White Sands Missile Range Garrison Housing Office, ...