Event: Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Nov 6, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:07:04 EDT
The ELT Can Probe Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies and Their Dark Matter Mysteries
Reported by Universe Today
Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies are strange because they're as large as the Milky Way, but have far fewer stars. It's as if they're puffed up for some reason. Determining what's going on with them could help confirm the Lambda-CDM model. A new proposed instrument f...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 20:34 +0000
NASA's Twin Spacecraft Will Execute Powered Slingshot Maneuvers on Their Way to Mars
Reported by Universe Today
NASA's ESCAPADE mission features a pair of identical spacecraft on their way to Mars. They launched outside of the normal launch window, so they'll perform powered slingshot maneuvers to boost their speed. Once there, they'll "fly" in formation and study h...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:35 +0000
M30’s Sparkling Stars
Reported by NASA
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image released Nov. 5, 2026, provides a lesson in galactic history. The sparkling collection of stars is named Messier 30 (M30) after the French astronomer, Charles Messier, who cataloged M30 and other diffuse objects t...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:23 +0000
Supercomputing Tech Demo Schedule
Reported by NASA
Supercomputing 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #4038) for presentations by NASA experts. Full Tech Demo schedule below. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 10:00 AMType-safe Templates in Fortran 2028Tom Clune10:30 AMType-safe Templates in Fortran 2028Tom Clune1...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:03 +0000
Earth's Gravity May Have Kept the Early Moon's Volcanic Heart Beating
Reported by Universe Today
We typically think of the Moon as a static, floating object that has remained the same for basically its entire lifetime, with an occasional asteroid impact serving as an exception. That understanding is grounded in physics - the Moon should have cooled ra...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:42 +0000