The US city of Flagstaff is home to an astronomical observatory, renowned for cutting-edge research, and boasts incredibly clear night skies. Photograph by Tom Alexander Few cities have as strong a ...

This month, the U.S. Naval Observatory’s Flagstaff Station will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its establishment as the USNO’s dark-sky observing site. This milestone will be marked by a public ...

FLAGSTAFF – Clyde Tombaugh sat in the Orpheum Theater that fateful night in February 1930, waiting for clouds to pass before the 24-year-old astronomer could return to Lowell Observatory to confirm ...

Lowell Observatory along with Meteor Crater and Barringer Space Museum will co-host Asteroid Day Flagstaff on June 30. The daylong public event is meant to discuss asteroids and their impacts on Earth ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (AZFamily) — Lowell Observatory has done a lot for astro-tourism in Arizona. With the opening of the new astronomy discovery center, it hopes to connect more people to the stars. The ...

Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff will dedicate a memorial to astronomer Robert Burnham, Jr. on Saturday, August 15. Almost 12 years ago — in September, 1997 — it was Phoenix NewTimes that shocked ...

According to the calendar and, more importantly, the thermometer, it’s time for a visit to Flagstaff. After so many summer escapes through the years, no doubt you have your favorite trails, activities ...

FLAGSTAFF, AZ (3TV/CBS 5)-- Ready to hit the road up north? Flagstaff is your next must-see destination and just a couple hours outside the Valley! The bustling city is full of plenty of must-see ...

a postdoctoral fellow studying small body astronomy at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. For eager sky-gazers, it’s a great time now to spot the comets with binoculars or telescopes because ...

“Star Trek” has inspired generations of scientists and space explorers, and one of its most enduring characters is Mr. Spock, played by the late Leonard Nimoy. Mr. Spock, a half-human, half-Vulcan, ...