Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the history of science and exploration. Percival Lowell, the astronomer who predicted the existence of a planet beyond ...

Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University will present an evening program on Saturday, Oct. 15, celebrating the wide-ranging contributions of Percival Lowell. World traveler, author and scion ...

Lowell Observatory and Northern Arizona University are pleased to present an evening program on Saturday, Oct. 15, celebrating the wide-ranging contributions of Percival Lowell. World traveler, author ...

In 1906, astronomer and businessman Percival Lowell launched a search for "Planet X," a hypothetical giant planet orbiting the sun beyond Neptune. Lowell was convinced that Planet X existed based on ...

Percival Lowell (1855-1916) is the astronomer who established the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff in 1894. Lowell Observatory is a wonderful astronomical institution for which all Arizonans take pride ...

Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, celebrated the grand opening of the Marley Foundation Astronomy Discovery Center (ADC), a 40,000-square-foot facility featuring interactive exhibits, a ...

Lowell Observatory is proud to announce the Lowell Amateur Research Initiative (LARI). This program seeks to pair the ever-growing and technically sophisticated amateur astronomy community in exciting ...

A historic telescope could be on its way to an upgrade. The Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Ariz., launched a two-month-long "crowdfunding" campaign Wednesday to help raise money to restore its ...