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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


A person wearing purple pants, a black jacket, a pink scarf and glasses looks through the eyepiece of a black telescope in front of a crowd.

Dearborn Observatory and CIERA host public viewing of total lunar eclipse

May 17, 2022

Northwestern students and Evanston residents gathered atop the South Campus Parking Garage Sunday night to view the total lunar eclipse of the May full moon, also known as the flower moon.  The Dearborn...

An ASG Senator looks at the agenda on the computer for the day’s meeting.

ASG Senate passes legislation on underground tunnel use for students, confirms new Executive Board

May 4, 2022

The Associated Student Government Senate unanimously passed legislation on underground campus tunnels for students Wednesday night. “Underground Tunnels?!??!,” a piece of legislation sponsored by...

A refracting telescope is shown in the dome of Dearborn Observatory against a dark sky.

Dearborn Observatory reopens to public after two-year closure

April 5, 2022

After going dark for two years, Dearborn Observatory will once again give amateur astronomers the opportunity to see space’s brightest stars in detail.  The observatory reopened to the public Friday...

People stand in line under the red glow of the Dearborn Observatory to look through a telescope at the moon on Friday during the CIERA Astronomer Evening. Attendees could also attend a lecture by different researchers about their work in astronomical fields.

Astronomer Evening gives Northwestern community chance to learn about space

November 10, 2019

When researcher and doctoral student Chase Kimball (Weinberg ’17) explained how scientific understanding of space has advanced, he compared it to the evolution of film. “It’s like you were watching...

A view of the moon near the end of the lunar eclipse. Attendees of the watch party at the Dearborn Observatory were unable to view the eclipse through the telescope because the dome froze from the weekend’s heavy snow

Frozen dome at Dearborn Observatory doesn’t deter eclipse watch party

January 21, 2019

As the moon, Earth and sun lined up for a total lunar eclipse Sunday night, skygazers from Northwestern and nearby neighborhoods crowded Dearborn Observatory despite the cold winter temperatures. The...

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