Research at Lowell: Astronomers Identify Binary Central Stars of Planetary Nebula
The Kepler Mission allowed scientists to discover more than 2,000 exoplanets (planets outside of the solar system). Now, a team of astronomers led by former Lowell Observatory astronomer George Jacoby […]
Read MoreInfinite Wonders Await at The Astronomy Discovery Center
Something big is coming to Mars Hill—a brand new visitor center! Construction on the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC) is underway, with plans to open by […]
Read MoreThis Month in Astronomy | August 2021
For some, August marks the end of summer vacation and the beginning of a new school year. For others, it’s yet another month of exciting astronomical events! Read on to learn more about what’s going on in the past and present of astronomy this month.
Read MoreView from Mars Hill: The return of the Perseid Meteor Shower
As posted on the Arizona Daily Sun website on July 31, 2021 Photo: A 30-second exposure of a meteor, taken with a circular fisheye lens during the 2016 Perseid meteor […]
Read MoreClark 125th Anniversary: First Light Celebration 2021
On July 23, 1896, Lowell Observatory’s 24-inch Clark Refractor saw first light. Thus began the life of one of the world’s most storied telescopes. We’re celebrating this milestone with another […]
Read MoreThis Month in Astronomy | July 2021
As any astronomy enthusiast knows, there’s far more to see in the summer sky than fireworks. Constellations like Leo, Virgo, and Ursa Major will soon come into view, along with […]
Read MoreThis Week in Astronomy History: June 7-13
Photo: A painting of Pioneer 10’s flyby of Jupiter | Rick Guidice June 8, 1625: Giovanni Cassini born Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini was born in the municipality of Perinaldo (located […]
Read MoreSecrets of Lowell: The Putnam Collection Center
Photo: The exterior of the Putnam Collection Center | Sarah Gilbert Room to Grow In 2010, Lowell Observatory was facing a storage issue. The Slipher Building’s attic and basement were […]
Read MoreThis Week in Astronomy History: May 31-June 6
Photo: George Ellery Hale’s widow, Evelina Hale, looks through the eyepiece of the Hale Telescope during its dedication ceremony in 1966 | Associated Press June 2, 1966: Surveyor 1 soft-lands […]
Read MoreThis Week in Astronomy History: May 24-30
Photo: The dome of the Clark Refractor, the same dome–with some modifications–that still stands on Mars Hill today. The Clark dome was built in 1896 and set up at Lowell […]
Read MoreSecrets of Lowell: The Slipher Building
Photo: The Rotunda Museum and Slipher Building, photographed for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1994 | Brian Grogan, Historic American Buildings Survey Due north of the Steele Visitor Center, […]
Read MoreThis Week in Astronomy History: May 10-16
May 11, 1967: Lunar Orbiter 4 begins photographing the Moon Lunar Orbiter 4 was robotic craft launched as part of NASA’s Lunar Orbiter Program. The orbiter was the fourth in […]
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