Plans for a new Scottish Dark Sky Observatory (SDSO) in Galloway to replace the old one in Ayrshire, which was destroyed by fire, have been approved. They will see the conversion and extension of the ...

After Santa delivered big trouble to Lick Observatory — the iconic astronomy complex atop Mount Hamilton east of San Jose where ferocious winds early Christmas morning blasted open the steel dome ...

The gate to Mount Wilson’s campus opens at 10:00am daily and closes at 5:00pm from early April through November. Entrance to the grounds is free. Visitors can hike, gaze at the telescope domes and ...

Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO)—Southern California’s esteemed home to several of the most groundbreaking astronomical discoveries in history—is pleased to present the eighth “Sunday Afternoon Concerts ...

Lick Observatory was damaged during wind storms on Dec. 26. The observatory is still not open to the public. The observatory is raising funds to fully repair what was damaged. MT. HAMILTON, Calif. - ...

Jun. 26—In April, Berea College alum Jeff Hutton heard the Charles M. Hall Building was scheduled to be demolished during the spring of 2021 and knew he had to act. In his time at Berea, Hutton worked ...

Looking Up is transcribed using a combination of AI speech recognition and human editors. It may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Dean Regas: Astronomy can ...

After over two decades closed, Indiana State University’s John C. Hook Memorial Observatory Dome will reopen to the campus and community, thanks to the revitalization efforts of a student and alumnus.

Claude Plymate calls his backyard home observatory the clubhouse that he never had as a child. The solar astronomer and his wife, Teresa Bippert-Plymate, ordered the white 10-by-10-foot domed ...

Lowell Observatory, Arizona's oldest center for astronomy, is launching a campaign to recruit an army of benefactors to repair the telescope and dome from which Percival Lowell discovered what he said ...