Palomar Observatory bids farewell to a tradition of napkin rings, cowbells and astronomical table conversation. Out There Palomar Observatory bids farewell to a tradition of napkin rings, cowbells and ...

Seventy-five years ago hundreds of astronomers and VIPs gathered at Palomar Mountain for the dedication of the the 200-inch Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory. Named for astrophysicist George ...

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN, Calif. – The California Institute of Technology’s Palomar Observatory invites the public to share the wonders of exploring the universe during its open house on Saturday, June 25, ...

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For astrophysicist Mansi Kasliwal, her appointment to the historic Palomar Observatory as the new director was a full-circle moment. The California Institute of Technology announced her new position ...

More times than she can remember, Jean Mueller stood on the catwalk of the 200-inch Hale Telescope at the Palomar Observatory scanning the night sky, trying to time the exact moment to close the dome.

Some 30 evenings a year, Astronomer Maarten Schmidt, 36, struggles with an electrically heated flight suit and enters the great, silvery dome of California’s Mount Palomar Observatory. There, his tall ...