[PRESS RELEASE] FROM ASTEROID TO FIREBALL: CHANCE ENCOUNTER LEADS TO INNOVATIVE STUDY OF TINY ASTEROID
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 2024 **Contact details appear below** From Asteroid to Fireball: Chance Encounter Leads to Innovative Study of the Tiny Asteroid 2022 WJ1. Scientists characterize […]
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Indigenous Perspectives – How The Stars Tell Our Stories
Indigenous Perspectives – How The Stars Tell Our Stories Staff Highlight: Misha Pipe, NAAOP Coordinator I met Native American Astronomy Program (NAAOP) Coordinator Misha Pipe in the Education Office, a […]
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Everything You Need to Know About the Grand Opening of the ADC
Everything You Need to Know About the Grand Opening of the ADC As you have (hopefully) heard by now, the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC) will celebrate its official […]
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Lowell Observatory Welcomes New Executive Director Dr. Amanda Bosh
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lowell Observatory is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Amanda Bosh as its new Executive Director, succeeding Dr. Jeff Hall, who has led the observatory for 14 […]
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Lowell Observatory and Jitters Lunchbox Partner on New Cafe
Jitters Lunchbox will provide food service for the Planet X Cafe in Lowell Observatory’s new Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center. Flagstaff, AZ, [October 15, 2024] – Lowell Observatory’s soon-to-open Marley […]
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About the 2024 Orionid Meteor Shower
Perhaps the best known of all comets is Halley (correctly pronounced so that it rhymes with rally, not daily) named after the 17th-18th century astronomer Edmond Halley. This familiar object […]
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Brian Skiff: Looking at Every Star
Brian Skiff: Looking at Every Star Having worked at Lowell Observatory for nearly 50 years, researcher Brian Skiff has seen a lot of change happen on Mars Hill. In fact, […]
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Itinerary for a Rainy Day at Lowell
Itinerary for a Rainy Day at Lowell Picture this: you planned to visit the observatory, but clouds are rolling in and it’s starting to rain. You may think that […]
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Shifting Worldviews: Meet Lowell Fellow Dr. Taylor Kutra
Shifting Worldviews: Meet Lowell Fellow Dr. Taylor Kutra At Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Dr. Taylor Kutra is a rising star in the field of astronomy. A Lowell Postdoctoral Fellow, […]
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Kevin Schindler Welcomed Back to Grand Canyon as First Alumni Astronomer in Residence
PRESS RELEASE August 15, 2024 Kevin Schindler Welcomed Back to Grand Canyon as First Alumni Astronomer in Residence Flagstaff, AZ, [August 15, 2024] – Lowell Observatory Public Information Officer […]
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The 2024 Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid Meteor Shower 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 […]
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Percival Lowell’s Search for Life on Mars
Percival Lowell’s Search for Life on Mars A Quest Begins In the 1890s, Lowell Observatory founder Percival Lowell became inspired by Italian astronomer Giovanni Schiaparelli’s 1877 description of canali, […]
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