When you hear about big science projects like a huge new telescope or a miles-long particle accelerator, it’s usually in the context of the big science discoveries they’ve made. But before anyone can ...

Recent repairs to the exterior dome have made Heyden Observatory functional once more. The Georgetown University Francis J. Heyden Observatory recently underwent repairs to return the building to its ...

After over two decades closed, Indiana State University’s John C. Hook Memorial Observatory Dome will reopen to the campus and community, thanks to the revitalization efforts of a student and alumnus.

Claude Plymate calls his backyard home observatory the clubhouse that he never had as a child. The solar astronomer and his wife, Teresa Bippert-Plymate, ordered the white 10-by-10-foot domed ...

After Santa delivered big trouble to Lick Observatory — the iconic astronomy complex atop Mount Hamilton east of San Jose where ferocious winds early Christmas morning blasted open the steel dome ...

The gate to Mount Wilson’s campus opens at 10:00am daily and closes at 5:00pm from early April through November. Entrance to the grounds is free. Visitors can hike, gaze at the telescope domes and ...