Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Jun 12, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to weather. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:46:07 EDT
The Shape of a Black Hole
Reported by Universe Today
Black holes are already strange enough, regions of space where gravity is so extreme that not even light can escape. But physicists have long known there's another layer of weirdness, that black holes also behave like thermodynamic objects, with temperatur...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:57 +0000
Written in Rock
Reported by Universe Today
A small rock found in the African desert has just handed scientists an extraordinary window into one of the most violent and consequential periods in the history of the Solar System. Inside this lunar meteorite, a chunk of the Moon knocked to Earth by an a...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:31 +0000
Titan's Hidden Blanket
Reported by Universe Today
Saturn's moon Titan has long fascinated scientists, it’s a world with rivers, lakes, and a thick atmosphere, all made not of water but of methane. Now, a new study suggests Titan is stranger than first imagined since beneath its surface lies a 9 km thick...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:30 +0000
NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities
Reported by NASA
NASA is introducing a new funding opportunity to accelerate academic research and technology development. The Minority University Research and Education Project Space Technology Artemis Research (M‑STAR) application window opened Thursday and will remain...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:14 +0000
NASA’s Chandra Discovers Possible Supernova Remnant in Galactic Center
Reported by NASA
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy. A paper describing these new findings published in The Astrophysical Journal. Supernova remnants a...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:41 +0000