The instrument at Lowell Observatory used by Clyde Tombaugh to discover Pluto will soon undergo renovation. The year-long project, set to begin on January 12, will include restoration of both the ...

Lowell Observatory astronomer Dr. Qicheng Zhang has captured the first ground-based optical images of Comet 3I/ATLAS following its closest approach to the Sun, thanks to the unique low-horizon ...

Since its founding in 1894, Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff has been a beacon of astronomical discovery, its scientists famously identifying Pluto and revealing the expanding universe. Now, Lowell ...

Flagstaff, Ariz. – Lowell Observatory announces completion of the 4.3-meter-diameter (14 ft.) primary mirror blank for the Discovery Channel Telescope by Corning, Inc. After two years in production at ...

LOWELL — NASA recently launched a telescope designed and built by UMass Lowell and the space agency that seeks to identify planets beyond the solar system and other objects in space that would ...

A new telescope designed by NASA and UMass-Lowell launched into space this week The new telescope "seeks to identify planets beyond the solar system and other objects in space" The telescope is known ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ — Nestled atop Mars Hill in Flagstaff, Lowell Observatory has been a cornerstone of astronomical discovery since 1894 — and it’s still inspiring curiosity today. Home to the iconic ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Lowell Observatory astronomer Dr. Qicheng Zhang has captured the first ground-based optical images of Comet 3I/ATLAS ...