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The Sun and Moon Today

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Satellite Events for Tonight

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Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Aug 14, 2026 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 6:30 pm offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:52:39 EDT

The Rooms We Build To Survive In, And The Ones We Build To Live In

Reported by Universe Today

What does a home actually need to do for us, beyond keeping the weather out? Engineers at MIT have started mapping the answer for astronauts heading to the Moon and Mars, tracing exactly how the walls, layouts and lighting around a person shape their stres...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:09 +0000

The Ingredients For Planets Turned Up Astonishingly Early

Reported by Universe Today

Planet building was supposed to be one of the universe's slow projects, something that only got going billions of years after the Big Bang. New research suggests otherwise. The raw materials for rocky worlds, and perhaps even the water needed for life, may...
  • By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
  • On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:56 +0000

NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint

Reported by NASA

NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, took ownership of the aircraft from the...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:41 +0000

For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too

Reported by NASA

Growing up in Grafton, West Virginia, engrossed in Star Wars and all things science fiction, Fletcher Newell had an early interest in space exploration. That interest only grew when, in 2013, his fourth-grade class took a field trip to a nearby NASA facili...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:03 +0000

A Massive Stream of Gas Tilted This Planet-Forming Disk

Reported by Universe Today

Astronomers found evidence that a giant stream of gas flowing into the GW Orionis young triple-star system may have tilted its planet-forming disk, offering a new explanation for why some planetary systems are misaligned. The next step is to search for sho...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:51 +0000