Frosty Drew Clear Sky Chart

Current seeing conditions at Frosty Drew Observatory

The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waxing Crescent 15% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 - CLOSED

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to wildfire smoke. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:46:10 EDT

NASA Awards Facilities Support Services Contract for Ames Research Center 

Reported by NASA

CONTRACT RELEASE NASA has selected Chugach Intelligence Solutions LLC to provide comprehensive operations, maintenance, and repair services for NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley.  The Ames Facilities Support...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:34 +0000

NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula

Reported by NASA

This composite image, released on July 9, 2026, shows the region around a pulsar – a neutron star with a strong magnetic field that spins incredibly fast – within the Lighthouse nebula. The image contains X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observat...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:05 +0000

What's It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 4: The Hot View

Reported by Universe Today

An accelerating observer finds their empty vacuum glowing with real particles, a bizarre effect called Unruh radiation. It's a cousin to Hawking radiation, but with no black hole required, just a rocket and its throttle....
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:40 +0000

La NASA invita a los medios de comunicación al lanzamiento del telescopio espacial Roman

Reported by NASA

Read this release in English here. Ya está abierto el plazo de acreditación de los medios de comunicación para el lanzamiento de la misión del telescopio espacial Nancy Grace Roman de la NASA. El lanzamiento del telescopio Roman está programado para n...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:27 +0000

NASA Invites Media to Roman Space Telescope, Crew-13 Launches

Reported by NASA

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and the agency’s SpaceX Crew-13 missions, both targeting launch in the coming months. The Roman telescope is slated to launch no earlier than 7:20 a.m. EDT Sunda...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:00 +0000