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1400 West Mars Hill RdFlagstaff AZ, 86001
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We Got Time on the Hubble Space Telescope – Now What? For astronomers to “get time on” the Hubble Space Telescope, they first need to write a proposal and […]
Planetary Science PhD Cornell University, 1973 Dr. Wasserman is the longest-tenured astronomer at Lowell Observatory, having begun working here in September 1974. As a graduate student at Cornell he worked […]
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Sad news: Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson died today at the age of 101. [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Born in West Virginia in 1918, Johnson was fascinated by […]
Lowell Observatory Hires Leslie Currie as Chief Philanthropy Officer We’re proud to introduce Leslie Currie, Lowell Observatory’s new Chief Philanthropy Officer! Leslie will lead fundraising efforts as the observatory prepares […]
Planetary Science MS Applied Physics, Northern Arizona University Brian Burt works with Dr. Nick Moskovitz to acquire and catalog asteroid physical properties. This work is a continuation and expansion of […]
February 8 1828: Jules Verne is born Jules Verne, a French poet, novelist, and playwright, was born in Nantes, France on February 8, 1828. Verne is best known for his […]
Planetary Science BS Cornell University, 2021 Cece Thieberger is a Ph.D. student at Northern Arizona University (NAU), working under the supervision of Lowell Observatory’s Dr. Jennifer Hanley. While and undergraduate […]
By Kevin Schindler, Historian & Public Information Officer In 1928, Lowell Observatory found itself in dire need of someone to lead a renewed search for a new planet. Succeeding […]