Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Aug 14, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to thunderstorms. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:52:39 EDT
Solar Eclipse of 2026
From Gallery: Solar Eclipse of 2026
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, a partial solar eclipse occurred over Southern New England. At Frosty Drew Observatory we hosted an event and cataloged the entire eclipse, resulting in over 2,000 images of the eclipse. The eclipse itself started over Frosty...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:35:49 EDT
Celebration of Space - August 14, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Saturday and Sunday evening, August 15-16, 2026, Venus and the thin crescent Moon will be putting on a show for sky watchers as they enter conjunction over the eastern horizon just after sunset. Conjunctions occur when two objects of different distances...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:34:13 EDT
Hubble Reveals that Star Formation is Slowing Down in the Andromeda Galaxy
Reported by Universe Today
A team of scientists led by the University of Washington has studied how star formation is declining in the Andromeda galaxy using highly detailed Hubble surveys....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:58 +0000
The Tarantula That Lost Its Fire
Reported by Universe Today
A new composite image combining data from Chandra, Hubble, Webb and the retired Spitzer telescope has helped astronomers solve a long standing puzzle in the Tarantula Nebula, a star forming region 160,000 light years away. Young, massive stars there should...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:41 +0000
Upgraded Sardinia Radio Telescope To Continue Probing Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Reported by Universe Today
Largest Italian radio telescope located on an out of the way mountain plateau in southern Sardinia sheds light on the cosmos’ still misunderstood Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs)....
- By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
- On: Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:32 +0000