A staff member at Mt. Wilson Observatory, he was the first scientist ... universe as he saw it — by creating the first official cosmic distance ladder. Cepheid variables that he identified ...

Hubble introduced a new, larger perspective when he used the largest telescope in the world at the time, the 2.5-metre Hooker telescope at the Mount Wilson Observatory in California, to precisely ...

Using the Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory, Hubble identified Cepheid variable ... In about 4.5 billion years, it will collide with the Milky Way, triggering an immense cosmic event that ...

Mount Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains above Pasadena ... who deduced the universe could not remain stationary without imploding under gravity’s pull. The rate of cosmic expansion is ...

Later, an observatory official said it appeared to be under control. By Alexandra E. Petri The Eaton fire, raging uncontained to the northeast of Los Angeles, raced up Mount Wilson on Thursday ...

The summit of Mount Wilson looms over Pasadena at about 5,715 feet, with the white domes of the observatory buildings and surrounding radio towers visible to drivers along Interstate 210 below.

But the Mount Wilson Observatory and the telescope were not damaged, thanks to firefighters' efforts, said L.A. County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone. "No buildings or infrastructure have been damaged ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the historic Mount Wilson Observatory in California appear to be unscathed by the Eaton fire burning through Pasadena and Altadena — for now.

Officials with Mount Wilson Observatory reported last night that the Eaton Fire, which reached the top of Mount Wilson, the broadcast hub for Los Angeles, on Thursday now “seems to be under control.” ...

According to a Instagram post by the Mt. Wilson Observatory, “We are relieved to report that the flare-up of the Eaton Fire near the Observatory seems to be under control at the moment.