Since its founding in 1894, Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff has been a beacon of astronomical discovery, its scientists famously identifying Pluto and revealing the expanding universe. Now, Lowell ...

Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a key prediction from Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity and ...

Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrated the grand opening of the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC), a 40,000-square-foot facility featuring interactive exhibits, a ...

The James Webb Telescope has discovered a gigantic galaxy in the early universe, likely from 12 billion years ago. Scientists named it "Big Wheel," and their research was published in the journal ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently captured images of a giant galaxy, nicknamed the Big Wheel, located more than 12 billion light-years from Earth. This discovery, published in Nature ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Aug. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lowell Observatory is pleased to announce the highly anticipated Grand Opening of the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center on November 16, 2024, ...

An annual event over recent years, the I Heart Pluto Festival in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrates the history, heritage, and cutting-edge astronomy at Lowell Observatory. On Feb. 18, 1930, the young ...

Peru's Ministry of Culture has confirmed a groundbreaking discovery that rewrites the history of ancient astronomy in the Americas. Archaeologists working at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex ...

Introduction: the natural history of the heavens and the natural history of discovery -- Part I. Entrée: 1. The Pluto affair -- Part II. Narratives of Discovery: 2. Moons, rings, and asteroids: ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...