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VIEWPOINT: Invest in Space Studies

VIEWPOINT: Invest in Space Studies

By Owen Chbani and Sophia Chang February 8, 2024

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...

National Science Foundation Names Observatory After Georgetown Grad

National Science Foundation Names Observatory After Georgetown Grad

By Samantha Sinutko February 7, 2020

The National Science Foundation has renamed a major new observatory after Georgetown University graduate and astrophysicist Vera Rubin (GRD ’54), making it the first national U.S. observatory to be...

GU Mobilization Not Enough for Observatory

By Mallika Sen May 16, 2013

Georgetown’s Heyden Observatory lost out on a $100,000 grant from Partners in Preservation after a three-week campaign by Georgetown College to encourage support for the site. The observatory did,...

Eyes on the Stars: Students Aim To Revive Astronomical Society

By Meghan Patzer April 21, 2012

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...

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