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Satellite Events for Tonight

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Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Apr 10, 2026 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 7:30 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:27:25 EDT

ESA Launches 7 New Missions to Supercharge Space Data Transfer

Reported by Universe Today

Space is getting crowded - and not just with satellites, but with the massive amounts of data they’re generating. The amount of information being generated and passed through orbit is exploding. From high-resolution Earth observation images to global mar...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:33 +0000

Supermassive black holes could merge in 100 years

Reported by Space | EarthSky

For the first time, astronomers have direct evidence of a close pair of supermassive black holes in a galaxy. These black holes could merge in 100 years. The post Supermassive black holes could merge in 100 years first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:58 +0000

Earthset From the Lunar Far Side

Reported by NASA

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission captured extraordinary images of our home planet during their journey around the far side of the Moon....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000

Scientists Spot a Solar Flare With Surprising Spectral Behavior

Reported by Universe Today

On August 19, 2022, astronomers using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on the Hawaiian island of Maui caught the fading remnants of a C-class solar flare. Their observations showed something unusual: very strong spectral fingerprints of calcium...
  • By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
  • On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:19 +0000

I Am Artemis: Dan Florez

Reported by NASA

Listen to this audio excerpt from Dan Florez, test director for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: At 1:47 a.m. EST November 16, 2022, as the Artemis I engines ignited, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Dan Florez, NASA test director for the ag...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:45 +0000