The blaze threatened the observatory and communications infrastructure at the peak. Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control. By Alexandra E. Petri The Eaton fire, raging ...

“What I see is cool but it’s not identifiably the moon,” he said in his social media post.

On July 6, 1938, an American astronomer named Seth Barnes Nicholson discovered Jupiter's moon Lysithea. Nicholson spotted ...

As Venus crosses the face of the Sun on 5/6 June for the last time in this century, Astronomers Without Borders will stream the event live to a worldwide audience from historic Mount Wilson ...

Officials with Mount Wilson Observatory reported last night that the Eaton Fire, which reached the top of Mount Wilson, the broadcast hub for Los Angeles, on Thursday now “seems to be under control.” ...

The summit of Mount Wilson looms over Pasadena at about 5,715 feet, with the white domes of the observatory buildings and surrounding radio towers visible to drivers along Interstate 210 below. The ...

ALTADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- The Eaton Fire made a run for Mount Wilson on Thursday afternoon. But the Mount Wilson Observatory and the telescope were not damaged, thanks to firefighters' efforts, said ...

Mount Wilson Observatory invites you to celebrate a special milestone—the arrival of a newly donated and restored Steinway grand piano now finding its permanent home on the mountain. Join MWO for ...

Mount Wilson Observatory—the place where humankind discovered its place in the universe—is pleased to present the sixth and final date in the 2024 season of its six-month series, “Sunday Afternoon ...

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