Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, May 29, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to inclement weather. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:36:06 EDT
Celebration of Space - May 29, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:47 am ET, the Moon will once again arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full Moon. On this date the Moon will rise with the setting Sun and set with the rising Sun, keeping the Moon above the ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 10:30:34 EDT
Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy
Reported by NASA
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on May 27, 2026, features the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017, roughly 12,000 light-years in diameter and some 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy’s lo...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 16:14 +0000
ESA Selects Two New Scout-Class Missions
Reported by Universe Today
When it comes to understanding Earth and our changing environment, space is the place. Not only does it give us an overall holistic view of the planet below, but satellite-based imagery can transcend national boundaries and give us an understanding of key ...
- By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 12:48 +0000
Hubble Captures M88 on Journey to Center of Virgo Cluster
Reported by NASA
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the active spiral galaxy Messier 88 (M88), located about 63 million light-years away....
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 11:29 +0000
20,000 Eyes on the Universe
Reported by Universe Today
We live in a golden age of astronomical imaging. Telescopes are capturing billions of galaxy images, painting the universe in breathtaking detail. But there's a problem, and it's a big one. A photograph tells you what something looks like but it doesn't te...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 09:27 +0000