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Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Jun 5, 2026 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 6:30 pm offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:45:16 EDT

The Cosmic Web Like You've Never Seen it Before

Reported by Universe Today

Using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers led by researchers at the University of California, Riverside have produced the most detailed map of the cosmic web ever made, tracing the network of galaxies all the way back to when the uni...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 18:55 +0000

What Happens to a Star That Captures A Primordial Black Hole?

Reported by Universe Today

Stephen Hawking predicted that stars can capture primordial black holes (PBH). The PBH find their way to the stellar core, creating a Hawking star. There are two possible outcomes, both deadly for the star. Either it explodes rapidly, or it's slowly consum...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:23 +0000

NASA Concludes Antenna Mishap Investigation, Releases Report

Reported by NASA

NASA has completed the investigation into the damage sustained last year at its 70-meter radio-frequency antenna, known as the Deep Space Station 14 (DSS-14), at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California. The agency has class...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:00 +0000

First Steps: America’s Grueling Second Spacewalk

Reported by NASA

One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA’s first spacewalk the agency prepared for a demanding second excursion. Originally scheduled for Gemini VIII, the extravehicular activity (EVA) was reassigned to Gemini IX-A after that mis...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:47 +0000

Our galactic neighbor is slowly coming apart

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Astronomers have found the stars of our galactic neighbor, the Small Magellanic Cloud, are heading outward. This dwarf galaxy is not rotating, but coming apart. The post Our galactic neighbor is slowly coming apart first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:31 +0000