OMSI Launches Free Star Parties at Oregon State Parks This Summer

On summer nights across Oregon, the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry is carrying telescopes into state parks and inviting anyone who wanders in to look up — for free. These star parties, held at two park locations, ask nothing of their visitors except curiosity, offering a quiet but meaningful gesture toward the idea that wonder about the cosmos belongs to everyone, not only those who can afford admission or own the right equipment. In a season when families are searching for meaning outdoors, OMSI is betting that a single glimpse of Saturn's rings might plant something that lasts a lifet