Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, May 29, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to inclement weather. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:36:06 EDT
Celebration of Space - May 29, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:47 am ET, the Moon will once again arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full Moon. On this date the Moon will rise with the setting Sun and set with the rising Sun, keeping the Moon above the ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 10:30:34 EDT
Celebration of Space - May 1, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
At 1:25 pm ET this afternoon (Friday, May 1, 2026) the Moon will arrive on the opposite side of the Earth than the Sun. In science we call this “opposition”, but most people call it the Full Moon. Tonight, the Moon will rise with the setting Sun and se...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 1 May 2026 14:13:18 EDT
Celebration of Space - April 10, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
It’s been over a week since the Artemis II mission launched (Wednesday, April 1, 2026). On Monday, April 6, 2026, the Artemis II crew module (Orion Mult-Purpose Crew Vehicle or MPCV) executed a flyby maneuver around the Moon and embarked on the return jo...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:36:54 EDT
Celebration of Space - March 20, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This past Monday, March 16, 2026, the International Astronomy Union (IAU) Minor Planet Center announced the addition of 11 newly discovered moons around Saturn, and 4 around Jupiter. These additions bring the total count of moons around Saturn to 285, and ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:56:12 EDT
Celebration of Space - March 13, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
Geek alert! Saturday, March 14, 2026 is Pi (𝜋) Day! When formatting the date with a single digit month and day, separated by decimal points, you get: 3.14, which is the common recognition of Pi.
Pi, which is the ratio of a circle's circumference to i...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:28:57 EDT
