The John J. McCarthy Observatory in New Milford will unveil its scale model of the solar system Nov. 14. Following a brief ceremony at the Route 7 South observatory, behind the high school, the ...

Conventional images of the Earth and the moon place them close together, the moon hovering, seemingly, right over our planet's shoulder. Of course, this isn't accurate; we know just from looking at ...

Pouring rain didn't dampen the spirits Saturday of about 100 people who gathered to witness the unveiling of a scale-model solar system at the McCarthy Observatory in New Milford. The centerpiece is ...

Several city departments and the District 4 council office have announced the completion of an art installation channeling ...

While rooftop solar panels are common throughout the Bay Area, this would be the first solar energy and storage infrastructure built on the Peninsula. Photo by Sana Dadani. This story was written by ...

NEW MILFORD -- For the fourth time in a year, vandals have stolen or damaged planets or other space-related pieces of the all-volunteer McCarthy Observatory's 6-mile wide, scale-model solar system.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine (WAGM) - Aroostook County’s iconic Maine Solar System Model is about to get even bigger. Two new dwarf planet models are being added to the roadside attraction that has ...