Danielle Adams, Deputy Director for Marketing & Communications, joins Samantha Gorney, Deputy Director for Education, to discuss the new Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC) and how Lowell Observatory is designing its new STEAM-focused educational exhibits to be inclusive to all children, regardless of gender or background. This event was made possible by our Lowell Observatory members […]
Lowell Observatory is excited to partner with NASA in celebrating the imminent launch of the long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope. Lowell educators and astronomers will discuss how JWST will revolutionize the science of astronomy as we know it. We'll also be welcoming a NASA subject matter expert who will answer your questions about the JWST mission. You […]
Clark 125th Anniversary | Moon Mapping Past and Present Join us for a Livestream to celebrate the historic Clark Refractor’s 125th anniversary! We will be streaming live from the Clark Dome from 8:00-8:45pm MST. Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler will discuss ways the Clark dome has been rotated through the years, including on pontoons in a […]
Partial Lunar Eclipse | Nov 19 Watch the 2021 Partial Lunar Eclipse with us! Starting at 12:15 am on November 19, we'll be showing you live views of the eclipse through our 14" PlaneWave and the portable Vixen refractor. Educators will also discuss the science of eclipses, the best ways to view them, Lowell's history […]
Join Lowell Observatory educators at the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (https://lowell.edu/godo), at 7PM MST for a guided, interactive observing session. After showcasing some planned celestial objects through our 14" PlaneWave CDK telescope, we’ll let you choose which objects to see next via YouTube's chat function. It's stargazing, reimagined. *Note: Programming may be canceled due to […]
Clark 125th Anniversary | Merope and the Pleiades Join us for a livestream celebration of the 125th anniversary of the historic Clark Refractor! The program runs from 8-8:45 pm MST and includes: •Lowell Historian Kevin Schindler will discuss famous visitors to the Clark in the past, from pop culture icons to leading politicians. •Lowell educators […]
A Decade of Exploration with the Lowell Discovery Telescope This new series kicks off on January 20 as Lowell Observatory Director Dr. Jeff Hall and Astronomer/LDT Scientist Dr. Stephen Levine join historian Kevin Schindler to discuss the early days of the “LDT Era”, including why Lowell needed a new, state-of-the-art, telescope, some of the challenges […]
Join Lowell Observatory educators at the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (https://lowell.edu/godo), at 7PM MST for a guided, interactive observing session. After showcasing some planned celestial objects through our 14" PlaneWave CDK telescope, we’ll let you choose which objects to see next via YouTube's chat function. It's stargazing, reimagined. *Note: Programming may be canceled due to […]
Tune into this special livestream event in honor of International Day of Women in Science! Starting at 6:00pm MST on February 11, female researchers and academics here at Lowell will share their stories and experiences, from their initial dreams to their education and varied career paths, to how they apply science in their current roles […]
Space art has played an important and inspiring role in planetary exploration since the dawn of the space age and it was no different leading up to the New Horizons flyby of Pluto in 2015. Ever since its discovery in 1930 artists helped us imagine what this icy world might look like, drawing from the […]
This talk shares some interesting facts about interplanetary exploration, including the latest robotic Mars missions, humans living in space and on other planetary bodies, and exciting prospects of the emerging commercial space age. Dive into what it takes to send a robotic explorer and its helicopter companion 300 million miles and land it on the […]
Robotic spacecraft probing our solar system represent a capstone of human exploration. That capstone resides on a foundation built by astronomical observations revealing scientific questions answerable only by on site investigation. The path from astronomical observations, defining science questions, and achieving mission success is an arduous one. Join MIT Professor Richard Binzel on a personal […]