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Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Jun 12, 2026 - CLOSED

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to weather. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:46:07 EDT

World Cup Fever in Guadalajara

Reported by NASA

The city’s metro area has pushed westward since it last hosted World Cup matches in 1986, expanding across a landscape shaped by ancient volcanoes....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 12 Jun 2026 04:01 +0000

The Shape of a Black Hole

Reported by Universe Today

Black holes are already strange enough, regions of space where gravity is so extreme that not even light can escape. But physicists have long known there's another layer of weirdness, that black holes also behave like thermodynamic objects, with temperatur...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:57 +0000

Written in Rock

Reported by Universe Today

A small rock found in the African desert has just handed scientists an extraordinary window into one of the most violent and consequential periods in the history of the Solar System. Inside this lunar meteorite, a chunk of the Moon knocked to Earth by an a...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:31 +0000

Titan's Hidden Blanket

Reported by Universe Today

Saturn's moon Titan has long fascinated scientists, it’s a world with rivers, lakes, and a thick atmosphere, all made not of water but of methane. Now, a new study suggests Titan is stranger than first imagined since beneath its surface lies a 9 km thick...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:30 +0000

NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities

Reported by NASA

NASA is introducing a new funding opportunity to accelerate academic research and technology development. The Minority University Research and Education Project Space Technology Artemis Research (M‑STAR) application window opened Thursday and will remain...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:14 +0000