Outreach

PRESS RELEASE: LOWELL OBSERVATORY POINTS PUBLIC TELESCOPES AT JUPITER AS IT MAKES CLOSEST APPROACH IN DECADES

Flagstaff, AZ. – Jupiter will soon appear bigger and brighter than it has been for 70 years, and Lowell Observatory is celebrating with nightly public telescope viewing of the planet […]

PRESS RELEASE: LOWELL OBSERVATORY POINTS PUBLIC TELESCOPES AT SATURN AS RINGED PLANET MAKES CLOSEST APPROACH OF YEAR

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAUGUST 8, 2022 ***Contact details appear below Flagstaff, AZ. – Saturn will soon be at its biggest and brightest of the year, and Lowell Observatory is celebrating with […]

MEDIA ALERT: PROMINENT SCIENTISTS TO HIGHLIGHT 3RD ANNUAL I HEART PLUTO FESTIVAL

*Nancy Currie-Gregg is unable to make the Night of Discovery appearance. Taking her place will be paleontologist and wilderness guide, Christa Sadler.* Flagstaff, AZ. – Paleoanthropologist Dr. Donald Johanson, planetary […]

PRESS RELEASE: LOWELL OBSERVATORY TO REOPEN GENERAL ADMISSION ON NOVEMBER 15

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, 2021 Lowell Observatory to Reopen General Admission on November 15 Flagstaff, AZ. – Lowell Observatory will reopen general admission on November 15 with new guest […]

Lowell Observatory Presents 2nd Annual I Heart Pluto Festival

PRESS RELEASE JANUARY 27, 2021 Lowell Observatory Presents 2nd Annual I Heart Pluto Festival Flagstaff, AZ. – Lowell Observatory is pleased to present a celebration 91 years in the making: […]

Michael West Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Educational exchange can turn nations into people, contributing as no other form of communication can to the humanizing of international relations. So wrote the longtime United States Senator from Arkansas, […]

Robert Burnham and his Celestial Handbook

The appeal of astronomy is both intellectual and aesthetic; it combines the thrill of exploration and discovery, the fun of sight-seeing, and the sheer pleasure of firsthand acquaintance with incredibly […]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 07 August 2020 LOWELL OBSERVATORY COMMENCES A SCIENCE-BASED COVID-19 REOPENING PLAN IN ALIGNMENT WITH CDC GUIDELINES Flagstaff, AZ. – Employing a cautious and scientifically rigorous […]

Flagstaff, AZ. – Lowell Observatory is temporarily closing its on-site visitor program in Flagstaff, Arizona, to help deter the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). As a nonprofit research institution that attracts […]

I HEART PLUTO FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF PLUTO’S DISCOVERY

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 28, 2020 ***Contact details appear below*** I HEART PLUTO FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE 90th ANNIVERSARY OF PLUTO’S DISCOVERY Flagstaff, AZ. – Lowell Observatory is partnering […]

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 […]

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”. […]