View From Mars Hill: The Owl Cluster
Photo: the Clark Dome | Raymond Dake Photography By Kevin Schindler In the opening scene of the 1963 epic comedy film, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, Jimmy Durante’s […]
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#TeamPluto Documentary on Discovery Go
90 years ago, Pluto was discovered by scientists at Lowell Observatory. In 2006, Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet. How did this happen? This documentary follows YouTube star and […]
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Unlocking Clues to a Distant Planet’s History
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Feb 20, 2020 Update:”]As of February 2020, The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is now known as the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT).[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row] 10 June 2019 St. Louis — CI Tau […]
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Our Featured Celestial Object of October 2018: Messier 2
Messier 2 (M2) is a stunning globular cluster with over 150,000 stars. This cluster is located in the constellation Aquarius and is around 37,000 light-years away from Earth. Not only […]
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Lowell Observatory Receives Grant for Native American Outreach Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a significant grant to the Native American Astronomy Outreach Program of Lowell Observatory earlier this month. The grant will help spread the unique science […]
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Network of Video Cameras Poised to Catch Meteor Showers Over Meteor Crater
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Feb 20, 2020 Update:”]As of February 2020, The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is now known as the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT).[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row] Just in time for the upcoming Perseid meteor […]
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Lowell Observatory Sole Trustee W. Lowell Putnam to Receive Honorary Doctorate
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Feb 20, 2020 Update:”]As of February 2020, The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is now known as the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT).[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row] Northern Arizona University (NAU) is awarding W. Lowell […]
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A Runaway Star in the Small Magellanic Cloud
Flagstaff, AZ.– Astronomers have discovered a rare “runaway” star that is speeding across its galaxy at a 300,000 miles per hour (at that speed it would take about half a […]
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New Instrument EXPRES Ready to Search for Earth-like Planets
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Feb 20, 2020 Update:”]As of February 2020, The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is now known as the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT).[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row] Flagstaff, AZ.– Astronomers at Yale University, in collaboration […]
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Book Highlights Pluto’s Connection to Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff, AZ- Nearly every major Pluto-related discovery has ties to Flagstaff, Arizona, particularly Lowell Observatory. This has led people to call both the city and observatory the “Home of Pluto”. […]
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Lowell Observatory Announces New Public Observing Plaza
LOWELL OBSERVATORY ANNOUNCES NEW PUBLIC OBSERVING PLAZA Lowell Observatory is now implementing the first phase of a long-range expansion plan with construction of the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (GODO). This […]
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Spinning Comet Observed to Rapidly Slow Down During Close Approach to Earth
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Feb 20, 2020 Update:”]As of February 2020, The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is now known as the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT).[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row] Flagstaff, AZ.– Astronomers at Lowell Observatory observed comet […]
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