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John Mulchaey and Rep. Judy Chu with the Beyond the Milky Way Day resolution

John Mulchaey and Rep. Judy Chu with the Beyond the Milky Way Day resolution
John Mulchaey and Rep. Judy Chu with the Beyond the Milky Way Day resolution Carnegie Science President John Mulchaey and California Rep. Judy Chu hold the framed House resolution at Carnegie’s Hale Library in Pasadena, California, on Oct. 13, 2026. Rep. Chu introduced the resolution on Oct. 5, 2026, expressing support for designating that date as National Beyond the Milky Way Day in the United States. It honors Edwin Hubble’s 1923 discovery at Mt. Wilson Observatory that the Universe extends far beyond our galaxy. Sarah Al-Ahmed / The Planetary Society