Event: Summer Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Jul 3, 2026 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory at 8:30 pm offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:14:36 EDT
Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 4:25 am ET, Earth will arrive at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt (23.4°) towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice and marks the first day of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphe...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:30:27 EDT
This Giant Planet Survived the Death of its Star
Reported by Universe Today
Some planets can survive when their main sequence stars "die" and evolve into red giants. Astronomers have found several of them. One of them in particular is orbiting extremely close to its star, providing an opportunity to study it with the JWST to deter...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:23 +0000
NASA’s Artemis II Breaks Agency Streaming Record
Reported by NASA
NASA’s live coverage of the Artemis II mission mission drew unprecedented public interest – including more than 149.4 million views of the launch, lunar flyby, splashdown on NASA-owned platfor...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:02 +0000
An Extended Barrage of Asteroid Impacts Made Earth Too Hot to Form Continents
Reported by Universe Today
New research shows that repeated impacts on Earth during the Hadean eon prevented thick and stable crustal material from forming. The heat from these impacts penetrated deep into the planet, and along with radiogenic heating, delayed the formation of a sol...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000
Good Morning, Earth!
Reported by NASA
NASA astronaut Chris Williams took this photo of an orbital sunrise from the International Space Station on June 26, 2026. In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets. Learn more about the orbiting lab...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:41 +0000