Event: Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Jan 9, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to weather. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:07:06 EDT
Celebration of Space - January 9, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Saturday, January 10, 2026, Earth will arrive at the point in our orbit where we will pass in between Jupiter and the Sun. This is called opposition, and allows for the best views of Jupiter for the year. During the days around opposition Jupit...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 14:20:54 EST
Is the Universe Made of Math? Part 1: The Unreasonable Tool
Reported by Universe Today
Imagine you walk into a parking lot full of cars. You have in your pocket one single key. It’s the key to your car. The same key you’ve always used, the same key you’ve always trusted, the same key that you always manage to realize that you’ve lost...
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:22 +0000
Final Steps Underway for NASA’s First Crewed Artemis Moon Mission
Reported by NASA
As NASA moves closer to launch of the Artemis II test flight, the agency soon will roll its SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad for the first time at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin final integrat...
- By: NASA
- On: Sat, 10 Jan 2026 00:00 +0000
Shaken, Not Stirred: NASA’s StarBurst Aces Extreme Temperature Tests
Reported by NASA
Heated, cooled, shaken, and settled – NASA’s StarBurst instrument is several steps closer to being ready for launch. The small satellite is now awaiting instrument calibration following a successful integration in Canada and rigorous testing by eng...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:41 +0000
The Milky Way’s Black Hole Is Quiet Now, But Its Recent Past Was Far More Active
Reported by Universe Today
The supermassive black hole in the Milky Way's galactic center, Sagittarius A-star, is known for being quiet and dim. But that wasn't always the case. The powerful XRISM x-ray telescope shows that it flared brightly at least once in the very recent past....
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:52 +0000