Have you ever watched the sunset in the east? Join Lowell Observatory's Brian Skiff as he takes you on insightful tour of the subtle transition from sunset into twilight at Flagstaff's Buffalo Park, including the Earth-shadow and Belt of Venus in the east, as well as layered pastel colors over the Sun in the west. […]
Flagstaff Star Party guests can expect an inspiring journey to discover the astronomical knowledge of ancient Arabia and its enduring heritage in some of the star names we use today. Lowell Observatory Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer Dr. Danielle Adams, a cultural astronomer, will use the slow darkening of the twilight sky to showcase the importance […]
Once-In-A-Lifetime Event Buy Tickets Be a part of NASA’s first-ever planetary defense test mission! DART, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, is NASA’s first mission to demonstrate asteroid deflection by a kinetic impactor. On September 26th, NASA will be smashing a spacecraft into the smaller member of the binary asteroid system Didymos. NASA has partnered […]
Every year, monarch butterflies fly through Arizona on their fall migration. Gail Morris shares the newest findings of the Southwest Monarch Study tagging and monitoring, a Citizen Science program.
Most biodiversity of modern vertebrate communities is made up of small animals. Join Adam Marsh as he opens a window into the hidden biodiversity of the Triassic, revealing the early evolution of living animal groups like amphibians, mammals, lizards, crocodilians, birds, and their closest extinct ancestors.
Join us for Astronomy on Tap at Mother Road Brewery on September 27, starting at 6pm! Play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, listen to a fascinating a science talk, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is Lowell educator Jacob Hyden, who will be discussing cosmology: the science of the […]
You will tell Lowell Observatory where to point the telescope in this LIVE Interactive Stargazing experience on September 29 at 10pm PDT! Get ready for the BRAND NEW Interactive Stargazing 2.0: Discover the skies with Lowell Observatory, live from our Giovale Open Deck Observatory. Make requests for objects you want to see in the night […]
To celebrate International Astronomy Day, we’re offering free general admission for all Coconino County residents on October 1, 2022! Join us for science talks, tours, stargazing, and more. Sponsored by our friends at Findlay Toyota Flagstaff.
It is an exciting time in space exploration, with robotic missions returning data from throughout the solar system and telescopes providing unbelievable and mesmerizing views of deep space. Find out about Jupiter’s explosively volcanic moon Io and Neptune’s sparkling moon Triton. Hear about Ryan Anderson’s work with rovers on Mars and see the beautiful and […]
The Lowell Discovery Telescope is an ideal tool for exploring dramatic cosmological events, such as the shredding of stars by black holes and the emission of gamma-ray bursts when neutron stars collide. Tonight, Dr. Brad Cenko, Research Astrophysicist of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland, along with graduate students Erica Hammerstein […]
NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the surface of the Moon with NASA’s Artemis missions. Then, we will use what we learn on and around the Moon to take the next giant leap – sending astronauts to Mars. Join Patricia Moore, NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate’s Outreach Strategist […]
You will tell Lowell Observatory where to point the telescope in this LIVE Interactive Stargazing experience on October 27 at 10pm PDT! Get ready for the BRAND NEW Interactive Stargazing 2.0: Discover the skies with Lowell Observatory, live from our Giovale Open Deck Observatory. Make requests for objects you want to see in the night […]