Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, May 8, 2026 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:30 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:32:01 EDT
Glowing Views from the Space Station
Reported by NASA
NASA astronaut Chris Williams captured the Milky Way rising above Earth’s atmospheric glow on April 13, 2026, while aboard a SpaceX Dragon docked to the International Space Station. This atmospheric glow is also called airglow. It occurs when atoms a...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 15:21 +0000
The Material Science Behind A Spacecraft's Impact Armor
Reported by Universe Today
Aerospace engineers have to consider numerous factors when designing a spacecraft, but one that comes up more and more often is the need to design against Micro-Meteoroids and Orbital Debris (MMOD). While most designers understand the threat, designing str...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 14:48 +0000
NASA Names Brian Hughes to Launch Operations Role
Reported by NASA
NASA announced Friday that Brian Hughes will return to the agency as senior director of launch operations, based at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In this role, Hughes will provide enterprise-level leadership, strategic direction, and oper...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00 +0000
NASA Fuel Cell Tests Pave Way for Energy Storage on Moon
Reported by NASA
With a small blue crane, four researchers hoist a cylindrical fuel cell, which looks like a stack of flattened silver and gold soda cans bundled together, into the air and lower it into a rectangular cart on wheels. A tangle of tubes and wires spiral away ...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00 +0000
Surprise! Tiny world with an atmosphere in outer solar system
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Researchers have found that outer solar system object 2002 XV93 is a tiny world with an atmosphere. How does such a small object have an atmosphere?
The post Surprise! Tiny world with an atmosphere in outer solar system first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 11:45 +0000