On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted ...

Yet the southern skies remained out of reach. Legendary Carnegie astronomers like George Ellery Hale, the visionary behind Mount Wilson, and his successor, Walter Adams, periodically revived calls for ...

There are several other shots of Mt. Wilson in Record Unit 7005, Box 187, Folder 2. This photo is featured in the Smithsonian Annual Report for 1932, opposite page 141. Summary The Great Hooker ...

Students and faculty at BYU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy understand the value of the stars, and they dedicate their ...

Armed with the world's largest digital camera, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile will take night-sky images that ...

Van Vleck Observatory has merged scientific education with meaningful research for more than a century. Professional-quality facilities, telescopes, and community outreach empower students, faculty, ...