Docent Tim Thompson, right, gives students from USC a tour of the 100-inch telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory above Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) For the record: 9:05 a.m. Oct. 3, ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Eaton Fire made a run for Mount Wilson on Thursday afternoon. But the Mount Wilson Observatory and the telescope were not damaged, thanks to firefighters' efforts, said ...

It will be a rare sight to behold, and Mount Wilson Observatory is not going to miss it. On April 8, there will be a solar eclipse and the folks at the observatory are inviting the public to come up ...

Here are all the current wildfires burning in Southern California at a glance. The Eaton Fire made a run for Mount Wilson on Thursday afternoon. But the Mount Wilson Observatory and the telescope were ...

Los Angeles was once the best place in the world to see the universe. The most important things we know about the cosmos were discovered in the early 20th century at Mt. Wilson Observatory. It was ...

9:05 a.m. Oct. 3, 2023: An earlier version of this story said Edwin Hubble used the label “N” on a photographic plate to mean nebula. It stood for nova. Los Angeles was once the best place in the ...