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 ...

Mount Wilson Observatory is the name you often hear when astronomical milestones are described, such as the building of mega, majorly powerful telescopes or the discoveries of extremely distant ...

MOUNT WILSON OBSERVATORY? The astronomical nexus has long had its telescopes trained on the deep reaches of space, it is true ...

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 ...

MOUNT WILSON, Calif. (KABC) -- The firefighters that battled for days to save the famed Mount Wilson Observatory from the raging Bobcat Fire were treated to a view of the stars over the weekend. The ...

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 ...

MOUNT WILSON, Calif. (KABC) -- The Mount Wilson Observatory is reopening to the public more than four months after the devastating Eaton Fire nearly burned down the Southern California landmark. On ...

Firefighters in southern California have been able to control the flames that reached the to of Mount Wilson on Thursday, the broadcast hub for Los Angeles. An announcement on the Mount Wilson ...

Mount Wilson Observatory (MWO)—Southern California’s esteemed home to several of the most groundbreaking astronomical discoveries in history—is pleased to present the fifth “Sunday Afternoon Concerts ...

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.” ...

On Jan. 1, 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble completely changed the way we view the universe and our place in it. The discovery came from peering through what was then the world’s largest telescope, ...