The Sky is Not a Ceiling

As an astronomer, Aileen O'Donoghue has spent a lifetime struggling to answer the question: "What's out there?" In the course of her quest, the stars drove O'Donoghue back to morning Mass. Her new book, The Sky Is Not A Ceiling, lays out the spiritual and scientific journey of the St. Lawrence University Priest and Associate Professor of Physics.

Keck Catches Comet Extravaganza

Until a few weeks ago, Comet 17P/Holmes was nothing but an extremely faint object. Then, on Oct. 24, it suddenly and unexpectedly brightened by about one million-fold. Westmont College's Keck Telescope captured color photographs of the rare celestial event that caught many astronomers off guard.

Keeping a Big Eye on the Sky

Westmont College President Gayle Beebe this week dedicates the school's new 24-inch reflector telescope. The Keck Telescope telescope has immediately established itself as one of the most powerful on California’s Central Coast.