Member Meteor Madness is a member exclusive event is on April 21st. Members will have special after-hours access the Giovale Open Deck Observatory and the Dark Sky Planetarium from 10pm-12am while the Lyrid meteor shower is at its peak. Members check your email for more information! Learn more about becoming a member at lowell.edu/membership and […]
Worlds Revealed Speaker Series The Fates of Planetary Systems with Dr. Taylor Kutra Have you ever wondered what happens to planets like Earth after their sun reaches the end of its life cycle? The outlook is bleak—but there is evidence that some planetary material, from asteroids to comets and even full-fledged planets, can survive this […]
This Saturday, come up to Mars Hill and meet an Astronomer!* Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects to be displayed on a large television screen outdoors with our new MallinCam. This is your opportunity to see interesting objects in the night sky, learn about an astronomer’s research, […]
Weightless in Space: Perspectives of Earth From A Suborbital Space Flight On October 6, 2023, Ron Rosano flew into space on Virgin Galactic's Galactic04 mission, fulfilling a childhood dream and gaining a unique perspective of our planet suspended in the black vastness of space. Join Ron for video and photo highlights from the space flight, […]
Worlds Revealed Speaker Series Exploring Titan: Lakes, Seas and Clouds of Methane with Dr. Jennifer Hanley Of all the objects in our solar system, which one is most like Earth? The answer might surprise you. Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, shares some remarkable traits with our home planet. It’s the only other place in the solar […]
Meet an Astronomer | Dr. Gerard van Belle Head up to the Open Deck Observatory on Saturday, May 10 to meet Lowell astronomer Dr. Gerard van Belle! Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects to be displayed on a large television screen outdoors with our new MallinCam. This […]
A Very Special Community Showing of “Imagine the Universe” Join us for a very special community showing of "Imagine the Universe," a live play created for Lowell's Universe Theater. The show will be followed by 7pm panel, presented by Big in Arizona Films: "Behind-the-Scenes on Film Production for the Big Screen inside Lowell’s Universe Theater." […]
Potatoes, Peanuts, and Diamonds: How Asteroids Get Their Shapes Asteroids aren’t just space rocks—they come in some surprisingly familiar forms! From lumpy potatoes to spinning tops and peanut-shaped pairs, these celestial oddballs showcase the wild variety of shapes that exist beyond Earth. In this talk, discover what causes such diversity, how scientists measure these strange […]
Meet a Planetary Astronomer | Dr. Larry Wasserman Head up to the Open Deck Observatory on Saturday, May 24 to meet Lowell planetary astronomer Dr. Larry Wasserman! Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies and other celestial objects to be displayed on a large television screen outdoors with our new MallinCam. This […]
Worlds Revealed Speaker Series Webs and Flows: The Cosmic Web's Relation to River Networks, Slime Molds, and Other Flow Networks The cosmic web is the universe-wide flow network that carries gas and dark matter into galaxies and clusters of galaxies. This network is unimaginably vast, but bears a surprising resemblance to Earthly systems like the […]
Meet an Astronomer | Dr. Tyler Richie-Yowell Head up to the Open Deck Observatory on Saturday, June 7 to meet Lowell astronomer Dr. Tyler Richie-Yowell! Take a peek at real-time images of planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects to be displayed on a large television screen outdoors with our new MallinCam. This is your […]
Worlds Revealed Speaker Series Art in the Universe What does art have to do with science? One might think these are two completely different fields, but in reality art and science are both ways we explore the world around us. Join Dr. Tyler Richey-Yowell as she shows us how artistic principles are essential to scientific […]