A century ago, Edwin Hubble revolutionized our understanding of the universe by proving that the Milky Way is just one of many galaxies in an ever-expanding cosmos. This breakthrough led to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

(RNS) — When you look into the night sky, the naked eye can only make out 2,500 to 3,000 stars, five planets and maybe one to three galaxies, and that’s assuming ideal atmospheric conditions ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mathematics and Astronomy. Caltech operates (manages) The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Mount Wilson Observatory, Spitzer Space Telescope and other endeavors .Caltech was home to Murray Gell-Mann and ...

NHPR is joining forces with Mount Washington Observatory (MWOBS) to deliver state-of-the-art weather forecasts across New Hampshire. Beginning Monday, March 31, MWOBS will provide NHPR listeners ...

Jessica Lee is an astronomer and educator at Greenwich’s Royal Observatory which is currently marking its 350th anniversary this year, and she has top tips on the showers in the upcoming months.