Event: 401Gives to Frosty Drew
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Wed, Apr 1, 2026 6:00 am - 11:30 pm
This is the day that Rhode Island gives to local non-profit organizations that are making a difference in our communities. Help Frosty Drew attain its goal for a fabulous 2026!- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:21:18 EDT
Scouring TESS Data With AI Reveals A Hundred New Exoplanets
Reported by Universe Today
New AI tool validates over 100 new planets, finds thousands of candidates, and gives our best estimate for how likely it is to find certain planets around Sun-like stars....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:18 +0000
Exploding Primordial Black Holes Might Have Reshaped the Early Universe - And Created All Matter As We Know It
Reported by Universe Today
The early universe is absolutely so far outside our understanding of how the world works it's hard to describe in words. Back then, the cosmos wasn’t filled with stars and galaxies but with a boiling soup of quarks and gluons, with a few microscopic blac...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:23 +0000
Comet Hale-Bopp closest to the sun 29 years ago today
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Comet Hale-Bopp was at its closest point to the sun 29 years ago today. It was widely seen from the Northern Hemisphere. When will we see it again?
The post Comet Hale-Bopp closest to the sun 29 years ago today first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:30 +0000
Mercury Scout Mission Concept with Solar Sail Propulsion
Reported by Universe Today
The planet Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and also the most difficult for spacecraft to visit and explore. This is because as spacecraft get closer to Mercury, the Sun’s enormous gravity pulls in the spacecraft, greatly increasing its speed an...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:14 +0000
March of the Harmattan
Reported by NASA
Strong winds in March 2026 carried Saharan dust across northwestern Africa and toward the Canary Islands, reducing visibility and prompting alerts....
- By: NASA
- On: Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000