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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 stone building with an observatory against a blue sky.

Dearborn Observatory continues providing space to explore the stars more than 135 years later

January 25, 2023

Northwestern community members can see the stars each week at the Dearborn Observatory, which remains a must-stop spot for star-gazers more than 135 years after it first opened. “The first night we...

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...

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...

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...

Prof. Sara Broaders of the Department of Psychology gives her ResTalk on lifehacks in Swift Hall on Saturday, Nov. 9. The event featured three other professors that lectured on a variety of topics, from the U.S. economy’s national debt to the study of electronics in the classroom.

Residential College Board event offers Northwestern take on popular TED Talks

November 10, 2013

Although the scene lacked the trademark black background and the speeches won’t go viral on YouTube, students stumbling across Swift Hall on Saturday would be forgiven if they thought they were at a...

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