Egyptologists have excavated a nearly 9,150-square-foot astronomical observatory in modern-day Tell el-Faraeen dating back to the sixth century BCE—the first and largest of its kind from that era. In ...

Sometime this year, the Navy will turn over the Old Naval Observatory at 23rd and E streets NW in Foggy Bottom to the State Department. The turnover is part of the 2005 base realignment and closure ...

Old Naval Observatory is a historic site in Northwest, Washington, D.C.. The Washington meridian of 1850 passes through the Observatory. Wikipedia* On the C-SPAN Networks: Old Naval Observatory has ...

'It gives us a sense of what early campus looked like in the late 19th century.' A historical treasure unearthed! Michigan State University announced that workers recently discovered a century-old ...

Michigan State University announced the the discovery of a 142-year-old observatory that was buried on campus. Michigan State University (MSU) students didn’t have to travel far and wide to experience ...

Daily solar observations gathered for years at the century-old Kodaikanal Solar Observatory have led to a breakthrough ...

Armagh Observatory continues centuries-old winter solstice tradition - The winter solstice, marking the shortest day and ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. — A nearly 150-year-old observatory was discovered earlier this summer on the campus of Michigan State University. The initial discovery was made by workers who were installing ...

The atmosphere is a nuisance for optical telescopes, so placing them on mountaintops where the air is thinner is a good strategy. But this winter, being above the riffraff was too much for North ...

Workers were installing posts this summer when they discovered the foundation for the 142-year-old observatory Michigan State University Communications Michigan State University (MSU) students didn’t ...