The observatory was first proposed in 2001. Then called the Large-Aperture Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), it grew out of an earlier concept for an instrument that would study dark matter ...

Whenever they meet as a group, members of the Walworth-based Geneva Lake West Rotary Club recite the foundational Four-Way Test ethical principles guiding Evanston, Illinois-based Rotary International ...

The Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope, located in a small observatory on the roof of Memorial Hall on the university's Charlottetown campus, is used by the physics department for astronomy education ...

Christmas cookie calories do count. If you look around, you’ll find holiday heroes everywhere. Let’s skip that calorie counting bit — we can’t do anything about that until January — and ...

Matthew Hallas, who is in the process of purchasing the Rendezvous Tiki Lounge in Kenosha with Mandy Foley, is one of the contestants in a national Bar Boss bartending competition. And he faces a ...

The Yerkes Observatory, which was owned operated by the University of Chicago until 2018 is home to the world’s largest refracting telescope. Full Story ...

LAKE GENEVA, WI (November 12, 2024) – Producer Rob Elliott and glass artist Jason Mack will again build the World’s Tallest Glass Tree at the Historic Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay ...

While exploring the wilderness of County Durham, UK, Tokyo Matilda stumbled upon an astonishing find—three abandoned observatories, including one housing the UK's largest stargazing telescope.

Finally, Yerkes said ‘let’s give it a go’.” This will be the third year for the World’s Tallest Tree Festival on the grounds of the famed Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay. The art has come a long ...

Gaze into the great beyond from your own backyard with the best telescopes for stargazing, where distant galaxies become backyard companions, and the moon feels like a mere stone's throw away.

The telescope will be housed at Farpoint Observatory, which is southwest of Topeka near Auburn. The telescope uses the original 27-inch mirror and other optical components from the early KU ...