Griffith Observatory hosted an afternoon of space-themed activities for elementary and middle school students, including the opportunity to meet Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on April 9, 2016.
Dr. Durda presented his Sagan Medal Lecture, All These Worlds: The Exoplanet Revolution, during All Space Considered at Griffith Observatory.
Griffith Observatory broadcast the entire Transit of Mercury from 6:00 - 11:45 a.m. on May 9, 2016.
This line-up of all five naked-eye planets was visible approximately 30 minutes after sunset (at the end of civil twilight), between August 3rd and August 24th 2016.
Griffith Observatory hosted a panel discussion and book signing based on the book and National Geographic documentary MARS: Our Future on the Red Planet.
Griffith Observatory hosted a talk by Dr. Alan Stern, leader of NASA’s historic New Horizons mission to Pluto.
Griffith Observatory holds this public program online on the first Friday of every month. Join the Observatory's curatorial staff as they examine and explain the most-talked-about subjects in astronomy and space science.
Griffith Observatory holds this public program online on the first Friday of every month. Join the Observatory's curatorial staff as they examine and explain the most-talked-about subjects in astronomy and space science.
Griffith Observatory holds this public program online on the first Friday of every month. Join the Observatory's curatorial staff as they examine and explain the most-talked-about subjects in astronomy and space science.
On August 21, 2017, Griffith Observatory hosted thousands of people to view the partial solar eclipse.
