The National Weather Service expects a storm to hit Mount Hamilton on Friday night and bring 2 to 2 1/2 inches of rain to the ...

Sensitive equipment and historical artifacts — including the Mills spectrograph used in the observatory’s early days to ...

Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton is still not open to the public, about two weeks after gusts of wind whipping around at ...

Crews at the historic Lick Observatory are racing against the clock after 114 mph winds damaged the historic dome on ...

Early on Thursday, Dec. 25, severe winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour tore loose half of the shutter on the 140-year old ...

Winds gusting up to 114 miles per hour caused significant damage to the Lick Observatory on Christmas Day, according to the ...

The gates to Mount Wilson’s campus open at 10:00am daily and close at 5:00pm in the spring and summer, and 4:00pm in the fall. Entrance to the grounds is free. Visitors can hike, gaze at the telescope ...

The instrument at Lowell Observatory used by Clyde Tombaugh to discover Pluto will soon undergo renovation. The year-long project, set to begin on January 12, will include restoration of both the ...

It was touted as Florida's largest research telescope when it was installed just 17 years ago. But now, the Florida Institute of Technology's aging showcase telescope has been rendered sightless for ...

Mount Wilson Observatory—the place where humankind discovered its place in the universe—is pleased to announce the third date in its Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome six-month series, to take ...

Lowell Observatory, Arizona's oldest center for astronomy, is launching a campaign to recruit an army of benefactors to repair the telescope and dome from which Percival Lowell discovered what he said ...

The Lick Observatory is shut down after a severe holiday windstorm significantly damaged the historic building on Mount ...