On December 13, 1908, astronomers first gazed at the heavens with the 60-inch telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory in California. It was the most technologically advanced viewing instrument of ...

Mt. Wilson’s newest astronomer, a lawyer-turned-scientist named Edwin Hubble, used this breathtaking new tool to prove that the blurry objects at the far reaches of the Milky Way were not clouds ...

Mount Wilson Observatory, located near Los Angeles, California, will be celebrating its 100th year in 2004. This timeline takes a look at the observatory’s venerable history. George Ellery Hale ...

Astronomers moved on to clearer skies, beneath which larger and more powerful telescopes would be built. And Mt. Wilson Observatory discovered what so many aging luminaries in L.A. have: Once your ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory is central to our understanding of the universe. ... On Jan. 1, 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble completely changed the way we view the universe and our place in it.

Since its founding in 1904 by astronomer and visionary George Ellery Hale, Mount Wilson Observatory has played host to some of the most important discoveries in modern astronomy. Located on Mount ...

Mount Wilson Observatory, where astronomers a century ago first described the expansion of the universe, appears to have survived a close call with the Bobcat fire, which has been ravaging the San ...

A "Cosmic Art Night," presented by Arts@ the Observatory, will shimmer on Oct. 13.. The "observing and viewing experience at the conjunction of astronomy and art" will feature the exhibit "Of Sea ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory was once home to the world’s largest telescope, and more than a century ago, on Jan. 1, 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble made one of his most important discoveries at ...

Despite its august place in scientific history, Mt. Wilson was no longer the best place on Earth to do astronomy. Carnegie pulled its funding from the observatory and closed the big telescope in ...

On June 3 and 4, the Knowledges art and music festival will take over the observatory, pairing exhibitions and performances with stargazing through its 100-inch telescope. Close Sign In ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory is an important site in the history of modern astronomy. With the famous Hooker telescope, early 20th century astronomers made key observations about the Milky Way and ...