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Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Jul 17, 2026 - CLOSED

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to wildfire smoke. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:46:10 EDT

Scientists are Teaching Shrimp to Eat in Microgravity for Future Moon Bases

Reported by Universe Today

As far as we know, food doesn’t exist naturally in space. We have to bring it with us if we want to explore the final frontier. One of the oldest and most common types of food on planet Earth is seafood, yet we know surprisingly little about how aquatic ...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:22 +0000

What's It Like to Travel Near the Speed of Light? Part 3: The Limited View

Reported by Universe Today

Constant acceleration builds a horizon out of nothing but motion, walling off part of the universe forever. Meet Wolfgang Rindler, the coffee date you'll never reach, and the light that can chase you for infinite time without ever catching up....
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:42 +0000

NASA Welcomes Mauritius as 70th Artemis Accords Signatory  

Reported by NASA

The Republic of Mauritius has officially joined the global coalition committed to responsible space exploration, becoming the newest signatory and seventh African country to join the Artemis Accords. NASA’s Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson contributed ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:48 +0000

X-Ray Eyes Reveal the Magnetic Secrets of the Lighthouse Pulsar's Cosmic Wake

Reported by Universe Today

Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of "Lighthouse" Pulsar kerryhensley45577 Mon, 07/13/2026 - 10:49 Space Telescope Maps Magnetic Fields of "Lighthouse" Pulsar https://science.nasa.gov/missions/ixpe/nasa-space-telescope-maps-magnetic-fields-of-ligh...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:45 +0000

10,000 black holes are missing, but we’ve finally found 1

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Astronomers think the Omega Centauri globular cluster should be home to 10,000 black holes of a stellar-mass size. But they've never found one ... until now. The post 10,000 black holes are missing, but we’ve finally found 1 first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:36 +0000