Event: Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Sat, Apr 18, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed tonight. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:39:33 EDT
What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 4: What Brad Bradington Is Good For
Reported by Universe Today
Cherenkov radiation isn't just a beautiful phenomenon. It turns up in nuclear reactors, in the upper atmosphere, in gamma ray telescopes on three continents, in a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice, and in hospital imaging suites. Here's what a light boom is...
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:20 +0000
"Immature" Lunar Soil Could Be Suitable for Roadways on the Moon
Reported by Universe Today
Using lunar regolith simulant, a team of researchers demonstrated that "immature" regolith similar to what is expected around the Moon's southern polar region is suitable for rovers to drive on....
- By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
- On: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:44 +0000
What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 3: Brad Bradington Sprints
Reported by Universe Today
We have the crowd. We have the star. Now it's time to put them together. Here's exactly what happens — and why — when a charged particle outruns the local speed of light in a material. Also: why it's always blue....
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:06 +0000
CSDA Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Satellogic NewSat Data
Reported by NASA
The report adds to the growing documentation on commercial data’s contributions to Earth science research and applications....
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:21 +0000
How a Black Hole and a Shredded Star Could Light Up a Galaxy
Reported by Universe Today
In 2014, a strange cloudy object called G2 made a close approach to Sagittarius A*, (Sag A*) the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way Galaxy. Astronomers were pretty excited, partly because they thought it might get torn apart by Sag A*'s ...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:03 +0000