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A successful builder by day and traversing the sky by night, Isaac Roberts took the first clear photograph of Andromeda, the ...

The research center that Lick’s fortune helped create has a visitors center and gift shop open Saturday and Sunday from noon ...

To find out how people reach for the stars first you must climb 4,209 feet. You’ll find more bicyclists — and motorcyclists — ...

Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton is that kind of place – a celestial treasure perched above Silicon Valley that somehow remains off the radar for many Californians despite being one of the most ...

David Baron's "The Martians" plumbs the depths of America's fascination with Mars at the turn of the 20th century.

The planetarium is closed until 2028 for renovation of the second half of the building. The Eastern Observatory is also closed for modernization. The Western Observatory remains open. To observe real ...

Preparing for an interstellar mission is going to be “one of the most challenging problems that humanity is ever going to ...

Collection of flare reflection, blurred lens refraction, glare, optical physics kaleidoscope fantasy effect, Realistic 3d vector illustration Realistic water droplets on the transparent window. Vector ...

A total lunar eclipse is a special form of lunar eclipse that occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are perfectly aligned, ...

Bairuiying Securities explains that the occurrence of a total lunar eclipse is essentially a 'geometric game' among the Sun, ...