Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Oct 23, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 7:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:03:45 EDT
Advancing Astronomy at MIT with X-ray Reverberation Mapping
Reported by Universe Today
Professor Erin Kara of MIT's Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research is helping advance our understanding of the most extreme objects in the Universe by analyzing X-ray reverberations and other astrophysical data....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:39 +0000
NASA Invites Media to 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium
Reported by NASA
Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return to the Mo...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:39 +0000
Spiral’s Edge
Reported by NASA
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Oct. 16, 2026, features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove. Hubble captured the image as part of a survey l...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:35 +0000
Even the Rubin's Test Camera Produces Stunning Images
Reported by Universe Today
The Vera Rubin Observatory's Commissioning Camera operated for about 7 weeks in 2024, before the observatory released its well-known first look images. It's an engineering camera, and its job was to test the VRO's equipment and procedures. Now, the VRO has...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:04 +0000
Two Disks in One: How Accretion Disks Drive Black Hole Jets
Reported by Universe Today
SMBH jets are driven by thick, hot accretion disks with powerful magnetic fields. But there's a bit of a paradox. Some SMBH produce jets, even though they appear to have thin, cold accretion disks. New research has solved this paradox, showing that disks c...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:25 +0000