Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, May 1, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:31:14 EDT
Close-In Planets Act as "Bouncers" to Create Rogue Worlds
Reported by Universe Today
Rogue planets sound like rare travelers amongst the stars, freed from the gravitational constraints of a host system, left to forever wander the interstellar void. But modern models suggest these Free Floating Planets (FFPs) as they are technically known, ...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Fri, 01 May 2026 13:11 +0000
Hubble Spots a Starry Spiral
Reported by NASA
In this new picture from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a spiral galaxy glittering with star clusters is the center of attention. NGC 3137 is located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump). As a nearby spiral galaxy, thi...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 01 May 2026 11:48 +0000
Surprise! A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds
Reported by Space | EarthSky
A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds? NASA's Webb space telescope has found the 1st signs of cirrus-like clouds on exoplanet Epsilon Indi Ab.
The post Surprise! A Jupiter-like exoplanet with water-ice clouds first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Fri, 01 May 2026 11:47 +0000
Cyclone Rains Spur Papua New Guinea Landslides
Reported by NASA
Heavy rains from Tropical Cyclone Maila triggered a deadly landslide in the mountains of East New Britain....
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 01 May 2026 04:01 +0000
New Lithium-Plasma Engine Passes Key Mars Propulsion Test
Reported by Universe Today
You’re on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you’re told the Odyssey spacecraft designed to take you there will be the smoothest ride you’ll ever take. It features a newly christened electric propulsion engine which was in the late stages of testi...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Fri, 01 May 2026 02:21 +0000