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The Sun and Moon Today

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Jul 17, 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 13:46:10 EDT

A Tide-Fueled Trove of Biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau

Reported by NASA

The expansive mudflats, sandy beaches, and mangrove forests of the Bijagós archipelago support an array of migratory shorebirds and large numbers of sea turtles....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000

Satellite Images of Pengiun Poo Reveal Climate Change's Impact on the Species

Reported by Universe Today

Researchers utilized 30 years of Landsat satellite imagery to analyze the color and spectral signatures of Adélie penguin guano across Antarctica, marking the first time space-based observations have captured food-web and population dynamics at a continen...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 23:25 +0000

NASA Welcomes Serbia as Newest Artemis Accords Signatory 

Reported by NASA

The Republic of Serbia signed the Artemis Accords Thursday during a ceremony hosted by NASA at the agency’s Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 69th nation to join a large community of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:37 +0000

This Exoplanet Hid for 10 Years Before Astronomers Finally Found It

Reported by Universe Today

A team of astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris. The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is 100 times fainter than Beta Pictoris b — the first planet discovered in the same system — and is among the lightest exoplanets eve...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:56 +0000

NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet

Reported by NASA

New research led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of a puzzling near-Earth object by precisely tracking its motion through space and using powerful observatories that image faint celestial...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:40 +0000