Preview of Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Last Mission

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

On April 19, 2011, the Observatory hosted a special public lecture to explain why shuttle launches sometimes get delayed and to preview the final flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavour.

Observatory Hosts Yuri’s Night Lecture

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

Griffith Observatory hosted a special public lecture on April 12, 2011, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the flight of Yuri Gagarin, the first person in space.

One Small Step: The 40th Anniversary of Apollo 14

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

Griffith Observatory continues its celebration of NASA’s Apollo missions to the Moon with events marking the 40th anniversary of the flight of Apollo 14 and the 50th anniversary of the flight of Ham the Chimp, the first hominid in space.

Catch That Comet! Chasing Comet Hartley!

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

Join speakers Malcolm Hartley and Tim Larsen for an evening of discussion about the excitement of comet hunting, the mysteries of the solar system's oldest denizens, and the upcoming flyby of Comet Hartley.

By The Light Of The Watery Moons

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

Join a team of research astronomers for the latest news and discoveries on three of the hottest (and coldest) moons in our solar system: Titan, Enceladus, and the satellite we thought we knew: Earth's own moon.

One Small Step: The 40th Anniversary of Apollo 13

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

Griffith Observatory Continues its Celebration of NASA’s Apollo Missions to the Moon with Events Marking the
40th Anniversary of the Flight of Apollo 13

Special Guest Lecture and Book Signing by Don Lincoln

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

Don Lincoln is the Senior Physicist with Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. He is the author of the new book, The Quantum Frontier: The Large Hadron Collider.