The sun was well observed during the period of the Maunder Minimum and this lack of sunspots is well documented. This period of solar inactivity corresponded to a climatic period called the ‘Little ...

Perched high above the observatory floor ... OSCILLATING-universe proponents, such as Astronomer Allan Sandage of Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, lean toward the concept of a universe ...

Featuring Skillet, Anne Wilson, KB, Colton Dixon ... Details: 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Ault Park Pavilion, 5090 Observatory Circle, Mount Lookout. Free. Virtuosic Seattle company "Whim W'him" comes ...

MUSIC: Stephen Wilson Jr.: Son of Dad Tour ... 5-8 p.m., Ault Park Pavilion, 5090 Observatory Circle, Mount Lookout. Astronomer Dean Regas and a dozen fellow astronomers show off their telescopes.

Early in her career, Margaret Burbidge was denied access to a telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory simply because she was ... but also paved the way for future generations of women in astronomy. A ...

Astronomer Percival Lowell founded his Arizona stargazing lab in 1894 to aid in his search for life on Mars. While that quest is still ongoing, the observatory made history as the place where ...

Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, with its future uncertain, this historic site is at risk. Near the small ...

Team members make final adjustments to the weather station on the summit of Mount Aconcagua. Weather equipment developed at the Mount Washington Observatory is now installed on top of the highest ...

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. The Royal Observatory Greenwich was first built in Greenwich ...