Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Apr 19, 2024 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:52:52 EST
Artemis Astronauts Will Deploy New Seismometers on the Moon
Reported by Universe Today
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Apollo astronauts set up a collection of lunar seismometers to detect possible Moon quakes. These instruments monitored lunar activity for eight years and gave planetary scientists an indirect glimpse into the Moon’s inte...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:14 +0000
Ice Deposits on Ceres Might Only Be a Few Thousand Years Old
Reported by Universe Today
The dwarf planet Ceres has some permanently dark craters that hold ice. Astronomers thought the ice was ancient when they were discovered, like in the moon’s permanently shadowed regions. But something was puzzling. Why did some of these shadowed cra...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:43 +0000
The Mystery of Cosmic Rays Deepens
Reported by Universe Today
Cosmic rays are high-energy particles accelerated to extreme velocities approaching the speed of light. It takes an extremely powerful event to send these bits of matter blazing through the Universe. Astronomers theorize that cosmic rays are ejected by sup...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:42 +0000
NASA Confirms that a Piece of its Battery Pack Smashed into a Florida Home
Reported by Universe Today
NASA is in the business of launching things into orbit. But what goes up must come down, and if whatever is coming down doesn’t burn up in the atmosphere, it will strike Earth somewhere. Even Florida isn’t safe. Careful consideration goes into ...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 16:59 +0000
Are Titan's Dunes Made of Comet Dust?
Reported by Universe Today
A new theory suggests that Titan’s majestic dune fields may have come from outer space. Researchers had always assumed that the sand making up Titan’s dunes was locally made, through erosion or condensed from atmospheric hydrocarbons. But resea...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 09:37 +0000