Griffith Observatory may well be, as its current director has said, the hood ornament of Los Angeles. But Mount Wilson Observatory is more like a tool kit in the city’s trunk–hidden yet essential.

It's true that you can call upon Mount Wilson Observatory for strictly astronomical reasons, such as gazing through one of the most powerful telescopes around in order to ponder incredibly distant ...

A century ago, Edwin Hubble began the race to the edge of the cosmos Damond Benningfield In 1930, Albert Einstein met with astronomers (including Edwin Hubble, at Einstein's left, back row) at Mount ...

MOUNT WILSON, Calif. (KABC) -- The firefighters that battled for days to save the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from the raging Bobcat Fire were treated to a view of the stars over the weekend. The ...

I grew up in a rural place with minimal light pollution. When I looked up to the night sky, I could see layers of stars and, on a moonless night, the Milky Way. And I wondered who else was up there, ...

MT. WILSON OBSERVATORY, a lauded universe-searching landmark located high above Pasadena, has encountered acclaimed scientists and artists over the years. But welcoming marionettes, specifically ...

Fire threatened the Mt. Wilson Observatory near Los Angeles. It's one of the most important observatories in the first half of the 20th century,... Wildfires Threaten Historic Mt. Wilson Observatory ...

The devastating Eaton fire is now taking aim at Mt. Wilson, threatening the antenna farm and broadcasting transmitters located up there, as well as the historic Mt. Wilson observatory. Should the fire ...