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The Sun and Moon Today

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Satellite Events for Tonight

  • Site: FROSTYDREWOBSY
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Chilled New York City

Reported by NASA

Ice in the Hudson River hugged the shore of Manhattan amid a deep freeze....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 05:01 +0000

Researchers Conduct the Largest Study of Runaway Stars in the Milky Way

Reported by Universe Today

Researchers from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), in collaboration with the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands (IAC), have led the most extensive ob...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:07 +0000

Is the Universe Older Than We Think? Part 1: The Cosmological Clock

Reported by Universe Today

When I say that the universe is 13.77 billion years old, it sounds rather authoritative....
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 21:05 +0000

Red Giant Stars Can't Destroy All Gas Giants. Some Are Hardy Survivors

Reported by Universe Today

Astronomers haven't found many gas giants orbiting white dwarfs. But is that because they're so difficult to spot? Or is it because their survival rate is so low? New research probes the issue....
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 20:16 +0000

Full Moon over Artemis II

Reported by NASA

A full moon is seen shining over NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) and Orion spacecraft, atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the early hours of February 1, 2026. The agency concluded a wet dress rehear...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:01 +0000

NASA Space to Soil Challenge

Reported by NASA

Rapid advances in commercial space, artificial intelligence, and edge computing are transforming what is possible for Earth observation. By pushing more intelligence onboard, missions can move from passively collecting data to actively interpreting and res...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 15:12 +0000