November 11 Mercury Transit
On November 11, Mercury and Earth will partner with the Sun in a celestial swing dance known as a transit of Mercury, when this planet will pass directly in front […]
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Stargazing Reimagined: Lowell Observatory to Open New Telescope Observing Plaza on October 5
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 30, 2019 ***Contact details appear below*** STARGAZING REIMAGINED: LOWELL OBSERVATORY TO OPEN NEW TELESCOPE OBSERVING PLAZA ON OCTOBER 5 Flagstaff, AZ. – On October […]
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Lowell Observatory Receives $14.5 Million Grant for New Astronomy Discovery Center
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 26, 2019 ***Contact details appear below*** LOWELL OBSERVATORY RECEIVES $14.5 MILLION GRANT FOR NEW ASTRONOMY DISCOVERY CENTER Flagstaff, AZ. – On the heels of […]
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Lowell Observatory Hosts Lunar Legacy Celebration on July 20
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JULY 12, 2019 ***Contact details appear below*** LOWELL OBSERVATORY HOSTS LUNAR LEGACY CELEBRATION ON JULY 20 Flagstaff, AZ. – In honor of the 50th anniversary […]
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Pi Day
Next week brings one of the more festive holidays of the year, honoring the principle patron saint of Ireland. This is, of course, St. Patrick’s Day and is held on […]
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March’s Sky
For the first several days of March, Mercury will be visible early in the evening, very close to the Sun. It will then be lost in the Sun’s glare until […]
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Clown Face Nebula
Many celestial objects are fascinating not only for their usefulness in helping explain the workings of the cosmos, but also because they are visually dazzling. The Clown Face Nebula, in […]
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February’s Sky
February is a fantastic time to see planets, with all five of the brighter “wanderers” visible by the end of the month. Mercury and Mars will be up in the […]
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Total Lunar Eclipse
One of the most dramatic and easily viewed celestial events—a total lunar eclipse—is fast approaching. It happens on January 20-21 and will be visible from across North and South America […]
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The Calm Before the Storm
On the surface, all seemed quiet on Sunday at the Kossiakoff Center at Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL) in Laurel, Maryland. A few dozen members of the media […]
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Scrooge, Earthrise, and Ultima Thule
As Ebenezer Scrooge found, Christmas Eve is a fitting time to reflect on the past, consider the present, and glance into the future. Scrooge wasn’t thinking about space flight, though […]
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Stephan’s Quintet
The constellation Pegasus features a cluster of five galaxies whose violent interactions with each other have intrigued scientists for years. Known as Stephan’s Quintet, this galactic gathering is also a […]
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