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The Sun and Moon Today

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  • Waxing Crescent 38% phase

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Event: Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Event: Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Dec 26, 2025 - CLOSED

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed in observance of the winter holiday. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:49:01 EDT

Studying Physics in Microgravity

Reported by NASA

In this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, tiny ball bearings surround a larger central bearing during the Fluid Particles experiment, conducted inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) aboard the International Space Station’s Destiny laboratory module. A bulk ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 16:27 +0000

Before We Build on the Moon, We Have to Master the Commute

Reported by Universe Today

Even most rocket scientists would rather avoid hard math when they don’t have to do it. So when it comes to figuring out orbits in complex three-body systems, like those in Cis-lunar space, which is between the Earth and the Moon, they’d rather someone...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 14:52 +0000

Top Astronomical Events to Watch For in 2026

Reported by Universe Today

Ready for another amazing year of skywatching? 2025 was a wild year, with a steady parade of comets knocking on naked eye visibility, and one extra special interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS. The sky just keeps on turning into 2026. Watch for mutual eclipse s...
  • By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
  • On: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 13:23 +0000

No ocean on Titan? New research reveals slushy ice world

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Scientists thought there was a global ocean on Titan beneath its icy surface. But a new study says the moon's interior may be more icy and slushy instead. The post No ocean on Titan? New research reveals slushy ice world first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 11:43 +0000

Santa Visits Artemis II Rocket

Reported by NASA

Santa Claus (NASA engineer Guy Naylor) poses with NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft and SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 11, 2025. The Orion spacecraft was stacked atop...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:59 +0000