Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Sep 18, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:58:28 EDT
NASA Awards SpaceX Three Crew Flights to Space Station
Reported by NASA
To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification....
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:02 +0000
COSI Telescope Comes Together
Reported by NASA
UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a table in this July 8, 2026, image. The four pieces of silver material on the top of the detector box cover the flex circuits, w...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:45 +0000
To Understand The Solar Cycle, Notice How The Sun Sleeps
Reported by Universe Today
Astronomer Sandra Chapman has found a connection between the quiet period of one solar cycle and the active period of the next. Her data shows how a critical cutoff point is the key, but the real test will be the solar maximum of Cycle 26 in the 2030s....
- By: Brian Koberlein (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian)
- On: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:29 +0000
NASA’s Hubble Spots an Out-of-Sync Galaxy
Reported by NASA
Though the spiral galaxy in this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope seems serene, it hides a chaotic secret. This galaxy is NGC 4698, and it lies about 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. It’s one of over a thousand...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:38 +0000
Newly formed moon crater is once-in-a-century discovery
Reported by Space | EarthSky
In 2024, a space rock slammed into the moon, creating a new crater in the surface. The newly formed moon crater is about 728 feet wide and 141 feet deep.
The post Newly formed moon crater is once-in-a-century discovery first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:35 +0000