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 ...

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 ...

Why it matters: “Griffith Observatory is the most visited public observatory on the planet,” says Dr. Ed Krupp, director of the observatory. What's planned? The observatory will host a full day of ...

Completed by John C. Austin in the early 1900s, the Greek Revival residence in Mount Washington has been thoughtfully ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. A star was born in 1935, when ...

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 ...

Fans of wintertime astronomical events — or "astrognomies," you might call them, if you're feeling a little cutesy and flush with holiday spirit — can become understandably entranced with a few ...

The Griffith Observatory is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a special event on Wednesday. Festivities include exhibits, sky viewing, and a rare lunar event called the major standstill southern ...

Blogger Steve Kelman is impressed with what he finds when he visits a former student who is now deputy director of the Los Angeles observatory. As I think of my new students coming in as first-year ...