PRESS RELEASE: TWELVE FOR DINNER: THE MILKY WAY’S FEEDING HABITS SHINE A LIGHT ON DARK MATTER
Flagstaff, AZ. – Astronomers are one step closer to learning the properties of dark matter enveloping our Milky Way galaxy, thanks to a new map of twelve streams of stars […]
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VIP Tickets on Sale for I Heart Pluto Festival’s VIP Experience
As part of its 3rd Annual I Heart Pluto Festival, Lowell Observatory is offering a VIP experience that allows participants deluxe access to all festival events. This includes: *Exclusive 5-hour […]
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A Night of Discovery: Keynote Event of Lowell Observatory’s 3rd Annual I Heart Pluto Festival
A Night of DiscoveryOrpheum TheaterFebruary 18, 20225-8:30pm MST Lowell Observatory presents a Night of Discovery, commemorating the anniversary of Clyde Tombaugh’s discovery of the icy world Pluto on February 18, […]
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MEDIA ALERT: PROMINENT SCIENTISTS TO HIGHLIGHT 3RD ANNUAL I HEART PLUTO FESTIVAL
*Nancy Currie-Gregg is unable to make the Night of Discovery appearance. Taking her place will be paleontologist and wilderness guide, Christa Sadler.* Flagstaff, AZ. – Paleoanthropologist Dr. Donald Johanson, planetary […]
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PRESS RELEASE: UNPRECEDENTED SURVEY DETAILS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GIANT STARS
Flagstaff, AZ. – In a study that is by far the most accurate of its kind, a team of scientists led by Lowell Observatory’s Gerard van Belle has now directly […]
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MEDIA ALERT: LOWELL OBSERVATORY PRESENTS NOVEMBER 19 LUNAR ECLIPSE LIVE STREAM
Flagstaff, AZ. – The longest partial lunar eclipse in more than 600 years happens in the early morning of November 19, and Lowell Observatory will make it available to everyone […]
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Research at Lowell: “Quasi-satellite” Asteroid Might be Moon Relic
According to a team of Arizona-based astronomers that includes Lowell Observatory’s Audrey Thirouin, the space rock known as Kamo’oalewa might be a fragment of the Moon. If so, it is […]
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Strange Goings-on at the Clark Refractor
The 24-inch Clark Refractor has seen its share of bizarre observing nights throughout its 125-year history. Visiting scientist Jim Christy experienced one firsthand, on an evening that include falling bolts […]
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PRESS RELEASE: LOWELL OBSERVATORY TO REOPEN GENERAL ADMISSION ON NOVEMBER 15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2021 Lowell Observatory to Reopen General Admission on November 15 Flagstaff, AZ. – Lowell Observatory will reopen general admission on November 15 with new guest […]
Read MoreResearch at Lowell: Multiple Personality Space Rock Is Both a Comet and Asteroid
A team of scientists including Lowell Observatory’s Dr. Audrey Thirouin have characterized a rare solar system body that exhibits characteristics of both comets and asteroids. Of the half-million known members […]
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View From Mars Hill: 12 facts About Jupiter, the King of the Planets
From the Arizona Daily Sun, October 2, 2021 12 facts about Jupiter, the king of the planets Jupiter continues to shine brightly in the eastern skies just after sunset. Here […]
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Lowell and the Space Race
Image: Primary lunar map illustrator Patricia Bridges at work. On October 4, 1957 the world looked up to the skies, skies that would never be the same again. It was […]
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