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Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Mar 14, 2025 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 7:30 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 31 Oct 2024 09:10:24 EDT

Event: Under the Crimson Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse - CLOSED

Event: Under the Crimson Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse - CLOSED

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Thu, Mar 13, 2025 - CLOSED

On Friday, March 14th, a Total Lunar Eclipse will occur, leaving a crimson red moon in the sky. Frosty Drew Observatory will NOT open for the Eclipse due to inclement weather.
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:55:44 EST

Navigating a Slanted River

Reported by NASA

Written by Denise Buckner, Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center  Perseverance is hard at work on Mars, overcoming obstacles for scientific exploration! Just a few sols after successfully sealing the challenging Green Gardens core, P...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 19:36 +0000

NASA Researchers Study Coastal Wetlands, Champions of Carbon Capture

Reported by NASA

In the Florida Everglades, NASA’s BlueFlux Campaign investigates the relationship between tropical wetlands and greenhouse gases....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:07 +0000

NASA Analysis Shows Unexpected Amount of Sea Level Rise in 2024

Reported by NASA

Last year’s increase was due to an unusual amount of ocean warming, combined with meltwater from land-based ice such as glaciers. Global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, mostly because of ocean water expanding as it warms, or thermal expansio...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 15:28 +0000

NASA Cameras on Blue Ghost Capture First-of-its-Kind Moon Landing Footage

Reported by NASA

A team at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, has captured first-of-its-kind imagery of a lunar lander’s engine plumes interacting with the Moon’s surface, a key piece of data as trips to the Moon increase in the coming years under t...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 13:15 +0000