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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Event: Celebrate The Milky Way

Event: Celebrate The Milky Way

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Sat, Jul 11, 2026 9:00 pm - Sun, Jul 12, 2026 12:00 am

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Celebrate Milky Way Viewing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory and Sky Theatre at 9:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:29:37 EDT

Celebration of Space - July 10, 2026

Celebration of Space - July 10, 2026

Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns

This coming Saturday, July 11, 2026, starting at 9:00 pm, the Frosty Drew Observatory will host our Celebrate the Milky Way special event. These are the nights that we think the Milky Way will be in best viewing during the summer viewing season. Frosty Dre...
  • By: Scott MacNeill
  • On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 14:17:24 EDT

A Rapidly-Growing Black Hole in a Nearby Galaxy Could Provide a Window Into the Early Universe.

Reported by Universe Today

The black hole at the centre of a nearby galaxy is growing exceptionally fast, and is producing a burst of radio emission that has never been observed before. With characteristics that are expected in the early Universe, this unique galaxy provides importa...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:51 +0000

Early Career Faculty (ECF) 2025 Awards

Reported by NASA

Back to ECF Home Advanced Diagnostics for High-Enthalpy Test Facilities Simulating Spacecraft Atmospheric Entry Planning for Autonomous Spacecraft Using Machine Learning Methods to Enable Onboard Guidance, Navigation, and Control...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:23 +0000

NASA Volunteers Help Zooniverse Reach 1 Billion Classifications

Reported by NASA

The Zooniverse, a NASA grantee that runs the world’s largest platform for online people-powered research, has reached an extraordinary milestone: 1 billion classifications contributed by volunteers around the world. This milestone is a celebration of eve...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:00 +0000

Astronomers Use a Neutron Star Merger to Measure Cosmic Expansion

Reported by Universe Today

Swinburne University of Technology and CSIRO have combined telescope and gravitational wave data in an attempt to unlock the true value of the Universe's expansion. Existing measurements of the Hubble Constant have split cosmologists for more than a decade...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:05 +0000