Event: Celebrate The Milky Way
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Sat, Aug 15, 2026 9:00 pm - 11:30 am
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Celebrate Milky Way Viewing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory and Sky Theatre at 9:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 11:13:26 EST
Were these polygonal cracks on Venus once on a seafloor?
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Sprawling, huge cracks on Venus have long puzzled scientists. A new study suggests the polygon shapes formed from drying mud on an ancient seafloor.
The post Were these polygonal cracks on Venus once on a seafloor? first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:55 +0000
APOD: 2026 August 15 – Bright Perseids from Sweden
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 15 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating univers...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:05 +0000
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
The Brightened Night Sky Nobody Actually Wanted
Reported by Universe Today
A new study modelling Reflect Orbital's proposed constellation of giant orbital mirrors finds their light pollution would be severe. A single 54 metre satellite would appear four magnitudes brighter than the full moon to anyone in its beam, and its scatter...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:22 +0000