FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (KGUN) — The historic Lowell Observatory, which discovered the now-dwarf planet of Pluto, announced this week that it will drastically reduce internally funded research and shrink its ...

n celebration of Mars’s close approach in October, Lowell Observatory is offering weekly virtual programs about the red planet (https://lowell.edu/mars-at-op ...

On May 28, 1894, wealthy Boston businessman, mathematician, and astronomer Percival Lowell stepped off the train in Flagstaff, a hamlet of 800 people in the Arizona Territory, and headed up a hill ...

Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrated the grand opening of the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC), a 40,000-square-foot facility featuring interactive exhibits, a ...

FLAGSTAFF — FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff is close to opening a new open-deck observatory, a movable-roof facility featuring six telescopes for use by researchers and the ...

Lowell Observatory is now implementing the first phase of a long-range expansion plan with construction of the Giovale Open Deck Observatory (GODO). This new public observing plaza, to be located near ...

PHOENIX — Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff is set to reopen for general admission on Nov. 15 after a 20-month period where the facility was either closed or offered limited programming due to the COVID ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, TIME recognized Lowell Observatory in its annual list of the World’s Greatest Places, which highlights 100 extraordinary destinations to visit ...

The award affirms Lowell Observatory’s mission to inspire people of all ages about the wonders of the universe. Through its state-of-the-art Astronomy Discovery Center, telescope viewing, stargazing ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — In 1894, Lowell Observatory began exploring the stars, almost 20 years before Arizona became a state. The museum gets over 100,000 visitors per year and was named the best science ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - Lowell Observatory has backed off for now on its hopes to get around a congressional restriction on the use of former Forest Service property granted to the historic ...

The year 2019 is marked by an uncanny number of anniversaries with strong northern Arizona ties. John Wesley Powell led his first expedition down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon 150 ...