CHICAGO, July 3 -- Two new telescopes are being constructed at the Yerkes Observatory. One is a two-foot horizontal reflecting glass of 165 feet focal length, and from it much is expected.

Walking into the huge domed room where the telescope is located was a remarkable experience. Yerkes Observatory was born in the late 1800s when a university president, a young enterprising ...

“The University of Chicago couldn’t make this facility work exclusively as an observatory,” says Walt Chadick, Yerkes’ director ... the largest refracting telescope in the world; 30 ...

Host Angela explores the Blackbird Creative Lab at Yerkes Observatory. Beyond performance training, artists receive practical career guidance while creating new works in a historic astronomical ...

Yerkes Observatory, the proud host of the ... this historical site is home to the world's largest refracting telescope and has played a pivotal role in astronomical breakthroughs, including ...