Mount Wilson Observatory, located near Los Angeles, California, will be celebrating its 100th year in 2004. This timeline takes a look at the observatory’s venerable history. George Ellery Hale ...

This week marks the centennial of Mt. Wilson's 100-inch telescope. When it gathered its first light, it overtook its 60-inch neighbor and became the largest telescope in the world — a position ...

In September 2003, Astronomy magazine published this article about the birthplace of the discovery of the expanding universe. Here is that article, in its entirety. For updates on Mount Wilson ...

Mount Wilson's 60-inch and 100-inch telescopes—the largest in the world made available to the public—will be open for stargazing. By: Blair Ingenthron Mar. 26, 2023 POPULAR ...

A "Cosmic Art Night," presented by Arts@ the Observatory, will shimmer on Oct. 13.. The "observing and viewing experience at the conjunction of astronomy and art" will feature the exhibit "Of Sea ...

Mount Wilson Observatory in Pasadena is home to some of the world's oldest telescopes that have been able to provide revolutionary ... He was fascinated by the combination of astronomy and physics.

The complex of telescopes at a legendary observatory has made for some fascinating astronomy, and more than a little history as well. Atop Mount Wilson, a Century of Looking Light-Years Away ...

Born June 29, 1868, in Chicago, George Ellery Hale revolutionized American astronomy by, among other things, championing the ...

Just too much light. Astronomy loves the darkness. By the late 1990s, Los Angeles had become ground zero for light pollution. As scientific research was moving from Mt. Wilson to low wattage places ...

A lifelong astronomy enthusiast, Meneghini began volunteering as a Mt. Wilson telescope operator in 2002. He took over management of the institute in 2014 after retiring from Star Harbor Federal ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory is reopening to the public more than four months after the devastating Eaton Fire nearly burned down the Southern California landmark. On Jan. 9, the flames from the ...

MOUNT WILSON, Calif. (KABC) -- The Mount Wilson Observatory is reopening to the public more than four months after the devastating Eaton Fire nearly burned down the Southern California landmark ...