Some Fast Facts About the 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse

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Some Fast Facts About the 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse Written in collaboration with Lowell Historian and PIO Kevin Schindler On the evening of March 13, 2025, skywatchers across North America […]

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Lowell Observatory Voted Best Science Museum in Newsweek Readers’ Choice Contest

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Lowell Observatory Voted Best Science Museum in Newsweek Readers’ Choice Contest The award affirms Lowell Observatory’s mission to inspire people of all ages about the wonders of the universe. Through […]

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Celebrating Women in STEM: The Legacy of Elizabeth Roemer

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Discover the incredible journey of Elizabeth Roemer, a pioneering female astronomer who recovered lost comets, made groundbreaking asteroid discoveries, and fought for gender equality in STEM.

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View from Mars Hill: Planets on parade, with rare alignment

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View from Mars Hill: Planets on parade, with rare alignment Published in Arizona Daily Sun – February 27, 2025 In her 2017 contemporary romance novel All the Lies We Tell—which […]

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Meet the Stars of the 2025 I Heart Pluto Pub Crawl

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Meet the Stars of the 2025 I Heart Pluto Pub Crawl This year’s Pluto Pub Crawl is set to be the most stellar one yet! For the first time ever, […]

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Itinerary for a Valentine’s Day Visit to Lowell Observatory

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Itinerary for a Valentine’s Day Visit to Lowell Observatory Looking for Valentine’s Day plans for you and your sweetheart? This sample itinerary can give you an idea of how to […]

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Adam Nimoy, Dr. Alan Stern, David Levy, and David Eicher to Headline Lowell Observatory’s Sixth Annual I Heart Pluto Festival

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Press Release: Adam Nimoy, Dr. Alan Stern, David Levy, and David Eicher to Headline Lowell Observatory’s Sixth Annual I Heart Pluto Festival The Sixth Annual I Heart Pluto Festival – themed “To Boldly Go Beyond […]

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Dr. Jeff Hall: Flagstaff’s 2024 Male Citizen of the Year

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Dr. Jeff Hall: Flagstaff’s 2024 Male Citizen of the Year Lowell Observatory proudly celebrates former Lowell Executive Director Dr. Jeff Hall, who has been honored as the 2024 Flagstaff Citizen […]

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Indigenous Perspectives – How The Stars Tell Our Stories

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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

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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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About the 2024 Orionid Meteor Shower

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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

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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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