POKEMON Go’s to Space
Date: August 28th, 2016 Time: 5:00pm – 10:00pm Admission: ages 0-5 = Free; ages 6+ = $5 Free re-admission to event if purchased daytime (10am-5pm) admission Pokemon Go Sites […]
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The 2017 Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience
Looking for information about the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse? See the event website at eclipseovertexas2024.com The Lowell Observatory Solar Eclipse Experience August 20-22, 2017 Email: lowelleclipse@lowell.edu To celebrate the […]
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Raining Fire in the Sky- The Perseid Meteor Showers
The passing of July to August signals the arrival of one of the most prominent and reliable meteor showers, the Perseids. It has wowed observers for centuries and inspired many […]
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Lowell Observatory joins the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Lowell Observatory has accepted an invitation from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences to become an Affiliate of the Academy. The Observatory joins 65 other institutions that partner with […]
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Restore the Pluto Telescope
You’ve got to have a pretty thick skin to be Pluto. Since this pint-sized planet first appeared to humans in 1930, people have picked on it. They’ve called Pluto the […]
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Pluto flyby one year later
July 14 marks the one-year anniversary of the New Horizons spacecraft’s flyby of Pluto, and Lowell Observatory is celebrating with an assortment of special activities that day. These include something […]
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Asteroid Day- June 30
“Early in the morning of June 2 an extremely bright meteor was seen over the skies of Arizona and surrounding states. Fragmentation of the meteor was observed, loud explosions were […]
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AZ Meteor- June 2nd 2016
New information about the meteor seen over Arizona and parts of New Mexico on June 2, 2016. According to Lowell Observatory’s Dr. Nick Moskovitz the meteor seen in the early […]
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June is Saturn Month at Lowell
One of the more familiar and alluring features of the night sky is now well-positioned to wow observers through a telescope. While it will remain visible until lost in November’s […]
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The APS Foundation Awards a $56,500 Grant to Lowell Observatory
Flagstaff, AZ – Lowell Observatory’s Navajo-Hopi Astronomy Outreach Program received a grant in the amount of $56,500 from the APS Foundation. The program pairs a Lowell astronomer with a Navajo […]
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Science Fiction Writers: Navigators of the Future – May 14, 2016
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Read More May Closures- Exhibit Hall
Starting May 10th the main exhibit hall at Lowell will be closed. This closure will last until May 22nd The reason for the closure is to allow us ample time […]
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