In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small and in the Milky Way, while Curtis took a more radical position that they ...

Hubble’s work opened the door ... At the of age 30, he arrived at Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California just in time to use the new Hooker 100-inch telescope, at the time the largest ...

In the opening years of the twentieth century, physicist Lise Meitner, banished to a basement because she wasn’t allowed to work in ... to use the big telescopes at the Mount Wilson and Palomar ...

CHARITY: Food Fight 513, 7-10:30 p.m., The Gatherall, 2750 Park Ave., Norwood. 3 rounds, 3 mystery baskets, 1 Cincinnati ...

Here's a look at the biggest and best ways to spend your time this weekend in and around Cincinnati. Celebrate the return of ...

Carnegie grants include observatories and the Hale Telescope on Mount Wilson. Carnegie grants to Nobel Laureates Barbara McClintock, Alfred Hershey and Andrew Fire for their work on genetics ...

Featuring Skillet, Anne Wilson, KB, Colton Dixon ... Astronomer Dean Regas and a dozen fellow astronomers show off their telescopes. Learn about the equipment, ask questions and view moon and ...

In 1919, Hubble began working at Mount Wilson and used the 100-inch Hooker telescope, then the largest reflector in the world, and photographic plates to focus on spiral nebulae. He discovered a ...

From Acadia to Zion, the U.S. has some pretty majestic national parks. Here’s one fun fact about every single one—plus a map so you can see where they all are.