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Location
1400 West Mars Hill RdFlagstaff AZ, 86001
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”Feb 20, 2020 Update:”]As of February 2020, The Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) is now known as the Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT).[/vc_cta][/vc_column][/vc_row] Check out some of the great work being […]
New information about the meteor seen over Arizona and parts of New Mexico on June 2, 2016. According to Lowell Observatory’s Dr. Nick Moskovitz the meteor seen in the early […]
You’ve got to have a pretty thick skin to be Pluto. Since this pint-sized planet first appeared to humans in 1930, people have picked on it. They’ve called Pluto the […]
Hi everyone, There’s a great article in today’s New York Times about new, very compelling evidence for a supermassive black hole lurking in the heart of the Milky Way. Using the European […]
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”30px”] Back in June, I sent an AstroAlert about an opportunity to sing in a “virtual choir” as part of a tribute to the majesty of the […]
Next week brings one of the more festive holidays of the year, honoring the principle patron saint of Ireland. This is, of course, St. Patrick’s Day and is held on […]
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”30px”] Lots of excitement today as scientists revealed the first image ever taken of a black hole. The picture above shows the glow of hellishly hot gas […]
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Do you like science? Secretly wish you worked for NASA? Got a smartphone? Then here’s an opportunity for you! [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] NASA is looking for citizen […]
Hi everyone, As you probably know, this week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon’s surface on July […]