Event: Summer Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Jul 31, 2026 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 6:30 pm offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:48:15 EDT
APOD: 2026 July 31 – NGC 4372 and the Dark Doodad
Reported by NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 July 31 – NGC… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating unive...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:05 +0000
Destructive Fires Char Western Europe
Reported by NASA
Raging wildfires disrupted summer in Spain and France amid sweltering heat waves and prolonged drought....
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:01 +0000
Safely Observe The Solar Eclipse
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
In the United States, solar eclipses do not happen as frequently as they do around the world, and Americans get super hyped about the prospect of viewing the Moon pass in front of the Sun. Though viewing a solar eclipse will be quite memorable, safety is p...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Mon, 14 Aug 2017 17:21:48 EDT
Mercury's Weak Magnetic Field Periodically Traps Solar Wind
Reported by Universe Today
The planet Mercury is the first planet from the Sun but also one shrouded in mystery. This is primarily due to the limited number of spacecrafts that have visited it, but this limited data has provided scientists with new and exciting characteristics previ...
- By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/laurencetognetti)
- On: Fri, 31 Jul 2026 03:32 +0000
What Killed Galaxies in the Early Universe?
Reported by Universe Today
Galaxies in the infancy of the Universe are the building blocks of more modern galaxies. They began as small "shreds" of material that coalesced over time to form larger ones. That's why astronomers use observatories such as the James Webb Space Telescope ...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:00 +0000