A new robotic camera at Palomar Observatory is scanning the night sky to capture some of the most volatile and violent events in the universe, including stellar explosions and colliding neutron stars.

For astrophysicist Mansi Kasliwal, her appointment to the historic Palomar Observatory as the new director was a full-circle moment. The California Institute of Technology announced her new position ...

PALOMAR MOUNTAIN, Calif. – The California Institute of Technology’s Palomar Observatory invites the public to share the wonders of exploring the universe during its open house on Saturday, June 25, ...

Around the World in 80 Telescopes, part of the International Year of Astronomy's 100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project of global outreach activities, will begin on April 3. Observatories in 15 ...

The iconic Palomar Observatory in Southern California has welcomed astronomers to its mountaintop perch for almost 80 years. Its massive, 200-inch (5.08 meters) Hale telescope doubled the known size ...

SAN DIEGO — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1 struck near Palomar Observatory in north San Diego County Sunday morning, according to United States Geological Survey. The quake was ...

The world's largest astronomical camera has been installed on Palomar Observatory's 48-inch Oschin Telescope in California. This telescope has been working to improve our understanding of the ...

A funny thing happened on the way to irrelevance — at 65, Palomar Observatory’s Hale telescope has regained its mojo. For more than 40 years, the Hale was the world’s most powerful telescope. Using ...

A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck in Palomar Saturday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quake was reported at 3:46 p.m., and hit north west of the Palomar Observatory, the ...