Imagine how exciting it must have been at Yerkes during its scientific heyday—casually passing respected astronomers in the hallway or watching them at work late into the night searching the cosmos. You can still walk where they walked, think your own big ideas where they thought, and create where they created. Yerkes Observatory is quite a vital place these days, filled with enthusiasm and imagination. Discover what’s happening now and how you can tap into the energy.
We are excited to announce that we are hiring! After being open for almost a year now, we are ready to expand our team and grow as an organization. These positions offer a rare opportunity for the right candidates to make their mark on one of the iconic institutions and landscapes in the history of…
Our staff is absolutely jazzed over this piece! Grainger, generally known for their industrial supplies and equipment, have a series of articles on their Grainger Know How page about people and places who make and run big, singular things. Many of these articles have videos that show the real behind the scenes work that these…
Witness The World’s Tallest Glass Tree Live at Yerkes Observatory in December 2022 and Beyond!
Big news from Travel Wisconsin! Yerkes Observatory was selected as a film site for an upcoming multi-state commercial. After several scouting visits, Travel Wisconsin’s film crew of thirty people spent July 25th filming a wonderful family walking into Observatory, up the grand staircase, and into the Great Refractor Dome. Then they filmed the family in…
We’re so excited to welcome our newest staff member, Dr. Amanda Bauer, to Yerkes! Amanda packed up her car and moved from Arizona to Wisconsin… not such a shocker, we hope, since she grew up in Ohio. And this is just one of many moves she’s made… she was an astronomer in Australia earlier in…