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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waning Crescent 45% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Apr 10, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 7:30 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:27:25 EDT

Earthset From the Lunar Far Side

Reported by NASA

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission captured extraordinary images of our home planet during their journey around the far side of the Moon....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000

Scientists Spot a Solar Flare With Surprising Spectral Behavior

Reported by Universe Today

On August 19, 2022, astronomers using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on the Hawaiian island of Maui caught the fading remnants of a C-class solar flare. Their observations showed something unusual: very strong spectral fingerprints of calcium...
  • By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
  • On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:19 +0000

I Am Artemis: Dan Florez

Reported by NASA

Listen to this audio excerpt from Dan Florez, test director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: At 1:47 a.m. EST November 16, 2022, as the Artemis I engines ignited, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Dan Florez, NASA test director for the ag...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:45 +0000

Indoor Testing Facilities available at the NASA Unmanned Autonomy Research Complex (NUARC)

Reported by NASA

WindShaper A large WindShaper fan array is available for dynamic low-speed and hovering flight research.  The WindShaper is ideal for generating arbitrary wind gradients and wind gusts via a simple Python API.  A companion WindProbe is also avail...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:21 +0000

NASA Releases Images of Artemis II's Flight Behind the Moon

Reported by Universe Today

The first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal some regions no human has seen, including a rare in-space solar eclipse. Released Tuesday, astronauts captured the images April 6 dur...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000