Georgetown University has a storied history with astronomy — yet since 1972, that history’s only legacy has been in the neglected, aging Heyden Observatory.
Founded in 1841 as part of a nascent...
One hundred years ago, Edwin Hubble made the first discovery of galaxies outside of our own.
In 1923, Hubble found a way to view individual stars within the Andromeda Galaxy, which is 2.537 million...
Walking up to the observatory for the first time, I was sure that I was lost. It was dark and as I passed Yates; there did not seem to be a path. I could vaguely make out the sound of trickling water as...
The Georgetown University Italian Research Institute and the Embassy of Italy hosted Adam Riess, the 2011 Nobel laureate in physics and astronomy, and Massimo Stiavelli, the James Webb Space Telescope...
The Georgetown University Astronomical Society, housed in the Heyden Observatory, is the living legacy of the Jesuits’ mission to advance astronomy at Georgetown.
“The Astronomical Society connects...
