Looking at Mount Wilson and the saddle between Wilson and Harvard. Thompson said the vault shown is where the SCE power feed converts from overhead to underground lines on its way from Altadena to Mt.

Dating back to 1904, Mount Wilson Observatory was founded by Dr. George Ellery Hale in the mountains of Pasadena where some of the world's oldest telescopes are housed. When Hale established the ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory was once home to the world’s largest telescope, and more than a century ago, on Jan. 1, 1925, astronomer Edwin Hubble made one of his most important discoveries at ...

The seasonal Cosmic Cafe at Mt. Wilson Observatory serves coffee, wraps and snacks with a singular view of the city. It makes for a great setting — and a bit of a haul.

A hiker suffering from hypothermia was rescued by train from a Mount Washington trail on the first day of summer. Officials ...

When the Eaton Fire flared up Jan. 9, flames climbed to the summit of Mount Wilson northeast of LA. What happened next was a fire prevention success.

The Mount Wilson Observatory is an important site in the history of modern astronomy. With the famous Hooker telescope, early 20th century astronomers made key observations about the Milky Way and ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory is reopening to the public more than four months after the devastating Eaton Fire nearly burned down the Southern California landmark. On Jan. 9, the flames from the ...

The Mount Wilson Observatory is central to our understanding of the universe. The Calif. observatory that changed how we think about the universe In the San Gabriel Mountains, George Ellery Hale ...

Mt. Wilson has been threatened by numerous fires in recent years, such as the Bobcat fire in 2020. The Observatory, where Edwin Hubble spent his career and was visited by Albert Einstein, ...

It will be a rare sight to behold, and Mount Wilson Observatory is not going to miss it.. On April 8, there will be a solar eclipse and the folks at the observatory are inviting the public to come ...

It will be a rare sight to behold, and Mount Wilson Observatory is not going to miss it.. On April 8, there will be a solar eclipse and the folks at the observatory are inviting the public to come ...