Lowell Observatory has long been a beacon of history in the cosmic universe. Here, Boston Brahmin Percival Lowell founded an institution to study the heavens from the far west in 1894.

Credit: David J. Eicher The observatory’s trustee, Lowell Putnam, addresses a large audience of scientists at the observatory’s annual meeting last week. Credit: David J. Eicher.

Astronomer Percival Lowell founded his Arizona stargazing lab in 1894 to aid in his search for life on Mars. While that quest is still ongoing, the observatory made history as the place where ...

Lowell Observatory's founder, Percival Lowell, is credited with the research that led to the discovery of Pluto in 1930. Lowell also studied the planets Mars and Uranus.

Lowell Observatory began exploring the stars, almost 20 years before Arizona became a state. Now it's being crowned one of the best in the entire United States.