Press Releases

New Book Robert Goddard’s Massachusetts Honors the Centennial of the World’s First Modern Rocket Launch

New Book Robert Goddard’s Massachusetts Honors the Centennial of the World’s First Modern Rocket Launch Robert Goddard’s Massachusetts, coauthored by Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler and Charles Slatkin, to be […]

2026 I Heart Pluto Festival: Four Days of Science, History, and Celebration

2026 I Heart Pluto Festival: Four Days of Science, History, and Celebration Flagstaff, Arizona – Lowell Observatory is proud to present the 2026 I Heart Pluto Festival, a four-day celebration […]

Lowell Observatory Announces Schedule for I Heart Pluto Festival

Lowell Observatory Announces Schedule for I Heart Pluto Festival Flagstaff, Arizona – The Seventh Annual I Heart Pluto Festival runs from February 12-16, 2026. This year’s theme, “Mother Road to […]

Lowell Observatory Announces Strategic Changes to Sustain Research Mission   Flagstaff, Arizona – Lowell Observatory today announces a strategic restructuring of its science program to ensure the long-term sustainability of […]

Astronomers Reveal Massive Binary Star System in Milky Way

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 22 August 2025 ***Contact details appear below Astronomers Reveal Massive Binary Star System in Milky Way The binary star system NGC 3603-A1 is one of […]

Remembering Dr. Michael C. J. Putnam

Lowell Observatory mourns the passing of Dr. Michael C. J. Putnam, who served as Sole Trustee from 1968 to 1987 and remained deeply involved as Chair of the Board of […]

Cosmic Highways: Galaxy Clusters Reveal Which Way Traffic Flows in the Universe

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 July 2025 ***Contact details appear below ***Link to The Astrophysical Journal Letters paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ade66d Cosmic Highways: Galaxy Clusters Reveal Which Way Traffic Flows in […]

Press Release: Asteroid Day 2025

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 18, 2025 ***Contact details appear below ***Event Website: https://www.asteroiddayaz.com/activities  Press Release: Apollo Astronaut Rusty Schweickart, Astronomer Scott Manley and Author Mary Robinette Kowal Headline […]

[PRESS RELEASE] 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 […]

Lowell Observatory is pleased to announce Diana Gabaldon as the keynote speaker for the 2024 I Heart Pluto Festival’s Night of Discovery event. Gabaldon is an award-winning author and the […]

PRESS RELEASE: LOWELL OBSERVATORY CELEBRATES THE ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE ON OCT 14

LOWELL OBSERVATORY CELEBRATES THE ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE ON OCTOBER 14 WITH “RING OF FIRE” ECLIPSE PARTY Solar telescopes, expanded hours of operation, eclipse programming, and refreshments for purchase will be […]

NEW ANIMATION PREVIEWS LOWELL OBSERVATORY’S ASTRONOMY DISCOVERY CENTER

Lowell Observatory today released a sneak-peak animation of its Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center, which will open in fall 2024.   Flagstaff, AZ. – The Kemper and Ethel […]