This unprecedented view of the Bullet Cluster provided by the James Webb Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory ...

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

William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, was born on the date I'm posting this article (June 17) way back in 1800, in York, England. Astronomers know him as the person who built (OK, he supervised the ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory is an important site in the history of modern astronomy. With the famous Hooker telescope, early 20th century astronomers made key observations about the Milky Way and ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory and telescope were not damaged from the Eaton Fire, thanks to firefighters, said L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone.

The Mount Wilson Observatory was once home to the world’s largest telescope, and more than a century ago, on Jan. 1, 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble made one of his most important discoveries at ...

Hale quickly got to work building an even bigger telescope on Mount Wilson than he’d had back in Wisconsin, and in December 1908, a new 60-inch telescope was used for the first time, dwarfing ...

With a total of six telescopes at the top of Mount Wilson, including a 101-inch one and a two solar ones, many people visit the location north of Pasadena yearly, including the likes of Edwin ...

Tom Meneghini, director of telescope operations at Mount Wilson, is set to oversee the event with associate Richard Bell. They’ll offer commentary as the sun and the moon put on their show.