Hundreds of people who love the little planet that was dissed, gather every year in the Arizona town where Pluto was discovered. They celebrate scientific discovery, history and our solar system’s ...

Robert Goddard's Massachusetts, coauthored by Lowell Observatory Historian Kevin Schindler and Charles Slatkin, to be released March 3. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- A century after ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has become visible from Earth once again after zooming behind the sun, new images reveal. An astronomer used the Lowell Observatory's powerful Discovery Telescope in ...

Lowell Observatory comes out on top, claiming the Best Northern Arizona Attraction status in this year's Best of Flag. Sitting on Mars Hill, Lowell Observatory looks over downtown Flagstaff and is ...

Lowell Observatory’s famous for discovering Martian canals that aren’t there and Pluto, which is. Space feels dignified — out where we can’t hear each other scream, surely we’ll find truth. On the ...

Azamara Cruises is launching a new partnership with the Lowell Observatory for its three solar eclipse cruises in 2026. “Partnering with Lowell Observatory allows us to elevate this rare phenomenon ...

From 1905 until his death in 1916, Percival Lowell searched for a ninth planet, which he called Planet X. Lowell had predicted the planet based on irregularities in the orbit of Uranus. In 1929, ...

Lowell Observatory has appointed Todd Gonzales to be its new director of public programs. The role, previously known as director of education, involves overseeing on- and off-site public programming, ...

Go stargazing near Jackson, Wyoming, or Amsterdam. Here are the best urban night sky places for astrotourism with heated seats or outdoor dinners.