Coming Soon: Astronomy Discovery Center
From its rooftop observing plaza to the Curiosity Zone, the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center will be the place where curious visitors come to be awed by the cosmos.
From its rooftop observing plaza to the Curiosity Zone, the Kemper and Ethel Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center will be the place where curious visitors come to be awed by the cosmos.
In the shadows of where Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, you can explore the cosmos for yourself with this collection of six advanced telescopes. Experience stargazing reimagined!
Discover the universe with the same telescope that inspired Percival Lowell to search for life on Mars, revealed the expanding universe, and gave Apollo astronauts early views of the Moon.
Lowell Observatory’s newest telescope offers state-of-the-art technology for out-of-this-world views of the cosmos.
See where the Pluto story began… Clyde Tombaugh used this ordinary instrument to make one of history’s most extraordinary discoveries–the planet Pluto in 1930.
Check out historic tools of the trade in our museum of wonder. See the blink comparator Clyde Tombaugh used to discover Pluto, handmade instruments for measuring the temperature of the planets, and more.
History, science, and culture all come together in this unique exhibit space that features Percival Lowell’s 1911 automobile, Moon mapping for the Apollo missions, and a unique peek at the observatory’s archival vault.
Explore the history of Lowell from the comfort of your home with these virtual exhibits. Learn about important women astronomers, delve into the diaries of longtime astronomer Carl Lampland, and more.
Solar System
Planetary scientists continue a long tradition of studying bodies in the solar system, including the Sun, planets, moons, comets, meteors, asteroids, and Kuiper belt objects.
Stellar Astrophysics
Another longstanding tradition at Lowell is the study of stars, from supermassive Wolf-Rayet stars to low-mass M-dwarf varieties.
Exoplanetary Systems
Lowell astronomers search for distant worlds around other stars and characterize their nature.
Galactic & Extragalactic Astronomy
V. M. Slipher’s observations of the redshifts of galaxies a century ago were the first evidence for the expansion of the universe. Research on structures of galaxies and of the universe continues at Lowell today.
Cultural Astronomy
Researchers not only study how the universe works, but also how humans perceive it and integrate these interpretations into culture.
Instrumentation Research & Development
Our instrumentation team carries out a variety of work in support of research instrumentation, outreach telescopes, and historic preservation projects.
New episodes every week! Star Stuff: A Space Poddity is a 45-minute podcast that aims to make astronomical science and space exploration fun and accessible to wide audiences using humor, facts, and casual banter.
In this Episode of Star Stuff, Cody and Hailey chat with astrophysicist and returning guest Dr. Martin Elvis about ‘Oumuamua, an interstellar object with unknown origins. Is it a space […]