Frosty Drew Clear Sky Chart

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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waxing Crescent 27% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Jun 19, 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 12:46:46 EDT

Does the North Star ever move in the sky?

Reported by Space | EarthSky

The North Star is a symbol for constancy. But a video or star trails image reveals that it makes its own little circle around the sky's north pole every day. The post Does the North Star ever move in the sky? first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:11 +0000

Tropical Storm Arthur

Reported by NASA

The first named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season brought intense rainfall and the threat of flash flooding to the U.S. Gulf Coast....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:00 +0000

Curiosity Blog, Sols 4920-4926: Surveying the Bands

Reported by NASA

Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, June 12, 2026 Rather than going from stage to stage at a music festival to hear different bands playing different varieties of music, Curiosity has ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:50 +0000

NASA Mission to Study Space Weather Impacts of Earth’s Atmosphere

Reported by NASA

NASA selected a mission concept to research how space weather and dynamics within Earth’s atmosphere influence the space environment and help improve prediction capabilities for impacts on crucial technology, such as GPS and low Earth orbit satellites, a...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:33 +0000

Plutonium in Earth Rocks Signals Long-ago Cosmic Collision

Reported by Universe Today

A small lump of rock pulled up from the Pacific Ocean seafloor in 1976 is giving scientists new clues about an ancient cosmic event. More than a hundred million years ago, two neutron stars collided. The resulting energetic kilonova sent a rain of long-liv...
  • By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
  • On: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:51 +0000