On the night of October 5-6, 1923, Carnegie astronomer Edwin P. Hubble took a plate of the Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31) with the Hooker 100-inch telescope of the Mount Wilson Observatory. This plate, ...

Omar Robinson is nothing short of sensational in Actors’ Shakespeare Project’s staging of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson” ...

A unique feature on a remote mountaintop in Monroe County is drawing more and more support. The Hanging Rock Raptor Observatory was ordered closed in November and ...

The owner of the McMath-Hulbert Observatory in Lake Angelus says he never intended to own it this long, but now he is trying ...

The camera was protected in a steel case, which allowed it to survive when the missile crashed back down to Earth: 2.This ...

When the Eaton Fire flared up Jan. 9, flames climbed to the summit of Mount Wilson northeast of LA. What happened next was a ...

Wilson Observatory, he was the first scientist to offer observational ... When Shapley read his letter, he commented, "Here ...

Many of L.A.’s signature places to get outdoors have been wiped out by the wildfires.

The long-closed, 1920s-era observatory in Lake Angelus is important to astronomy buffs. But its private ownership has ...

For humans, the most important star in the universe is our Sun. The second-most important star is nestled inside the Andromeda galaxy. Don't go looking for it -- the flickering star is 2.2 million ...

It's been truly a blessing in my life, it's been one of the best years for me personally, being a Pittsburgh Steeler. Obviously, I hope I'm here." While Wilson made a definitive statement about ...