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 ...

It will be a rare sight to behold, and Mount Wilson Observatory is not going to miss it.. On April 8, there will be a solar eclipse and the folks at the observatory are inviting the public to come ...

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 ...

Mt. Wilson Observatory’s 100-inch telescope dome by moonlight circa 1950. Star trails are visible in the sky. (Courtesy of the Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science Collection at ...

Mount Wilson Observatory, Southern California's esteemed home to over 100 years of groundbreaking astronomical discovery, has announced its 2023 season of public events and sky-viewings with a ...

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 ...

Tom Meneghini, executive director of the Mount Wilson Institute, is photographed Sept. 23 next to the 100-inch Hooker telescope located at the Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles.

Dating back to 1904, Mount Wilson Observatory was founded by Dr. George Ellery Hale in the mountains of Pasadena where some of the world's oldest telescopes are housed. When Hale established the ...

Right: German-born physicist Albert Einstein visiting Mount Wilson Observatory, California, which at that time operated the world’s biggest telescope, 1931.

Mount Wilson Observatory has canceled its live, in-person event to view Monday’s solar eclipse, due to bad weather that could make access to the site hard and hazardous.

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 ...

It will be a rare sight to behold, and Mount Wilson Observatory is not going to miss it.. On April 8, there will be a solar eclipse and the folks at the observatory are inviting the public to come ...