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Satellite Events for Tonight

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Event: Under the Crimson Moon - Partial Lunar Eclipse

Event: Under the Crimson Moon - Partial Lunar Eclipse

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Thu, Aug 27, 2026 9:00 pm - Fri, Aug 28, 2026 3:00 am

On Thursday, August 27th, a Partial Lunar Eclipse will occur, leaving a partially crimson red moon in the sky. Frosty Drew Observatory will open for the Eclipse starting at 9:00 pm
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 14:47:51 EST

APOD: 2026 August 27 – Colorful Aurora over an Icelandic Waterfall

Reported by NASA

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 27 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating univers...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:05 +0000

NASA’s Webb Telescope Rules Out Two New Dyson Sphere Candidates

Reported by Universe Today

Recent searches for the technosignatures of hypothetical Dyson Spheres again turn up empty....
  • By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
  • On: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 03:32 +0000

AI Spots Hidden Solar Storm Signs 9 Hours Early

Reported by Universe Today

When we think of weather forecasts, we instinctively think of weather on Earth like rain or shine. However, we rarely consider weather forecasts from outside of the Earth, also called space weather. While space weather often results in the awe-inspiring au...
  • By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
  • On: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:16 +0000

Scientists Melted A Diamond and Cracked a Secret of Ice Giants

Reported by Universe Today

Some of the strangest weather in the solar system doesn’t happen on Earth, or even Jupiter’s Great Red Spot - it happens in the interior of the Ice Giants like Neptune and Uranus. Specifically, scientists have long believed that, at certain pressure an...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:27 +0000

Building Foresight for Earth Science, featuring Lindsey Jacobson

Reported by NASA

NASA’s Earth-observing satellite missions track dozens of features of a changing planet — aerosols, sea levels, land cover, cloud cover — over years and decades. Sustaining that record for the scientific and operational communities who depend on ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:14 +0000