One of our favorite parts of the universe happens to be located in Los Angeles, on a pretty promontory in Griffith Park, a place it has grandly stood for 90 years: It's Griffith Observatory, that ...

A new rotating Celestial Globe at the Griffith Observatory reimagines ancient constellations inspired by the Farnese Atlas, blending mystery, history, and art.

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The Griffith Observatory invited the public to join them on Thursday to welcome the start of spring, also known as the vernal equinox. A popular event, it drew a crowd to this annual moment when ...

Griffith Observatory held a party on Wednesday, May 14, celebrating its 90th anniversary, and the leaders who make sure the observatory will live on praised its importance to Los Angeles and to the ...

It just turned 90, but Time Out’s pick for the best attraction in Los Angeles still has us starry-eyed.

Why is the sky blue? What makes stars twinkle? The man to ask is Ed Krupp, director of the Griffith Observatory since 1976. In a city where night-sky gazers can't even see the stars, Krupp runs the ...

Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) has officially launched her Late Night show. This means that after hours of seemingly tilting at comedy and Hollywood industry windmills, not to mention an escalating feud ...

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