Event: Summer Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Aug 14, 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 13:52:39 EDT
A Rare Extragalactic Stellar Stream Reveals Hidden Dark Matter
Reported by Universe Today
Scientists have discovered a rare star formation hidden in a distant galaxy, unlike anything seen before beyond the Milky Way. What’s more, the discovery offers a brand new way to measure the distribution of dark matter in distant galaxies....
- By: Scott Johnston (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/sajohnston1989)
- On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:51 +0000
The Rooms We Build To Survive In, And The Ones We Build To Live In
Reported by Universe Today
What does a home actually need to do for us, beyond keeping the weather out? Engineers at MIT have started mapping the answer for astronauts heading to the Moon and Mars, tracing exactly how the walls, layouts and lighting around a person shape their stres...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:09 +0000
The Ingredients For Planets Turned Up Astonishingly Early
Reported by Universe Today
Planet building was supposed to be one of the universe's slow projects, something that only got going billions of years after the Big Bang. New research suggests otherwise. The raw materials for rocky worlds, and perhaps even the water needed for life, may...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:56 +0000
NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
Reported by NASA
NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, took ownership of the aircraft from the...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:41 +0000
For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too
Reported by NASA
Growing up in Grafton, West Virginia, engrossed in Star Wars and all things science fiction, Fletcher Newell had an early interest in space exploration. That interest only grew when, in 2013, his fourth-grade class took a field trip to a nearby NASA facili...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:03 +0000