Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Aug 21, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed due to inclement weather. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:53:56 EDT
Celebration of Space - August 21, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
On Friday, August 28, 2026 at 12:20 am ET, the Moon will arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun, known as opposition. Commonly, this event is referred to as the full Moon. On this night, the side of the Moon that faces Earth will be in direct su...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:58:07 EDT
Strange Signals Called Long-period Radio Transits Come From Cataclysmic Variables
Reported by Universe Today
Long-period Radio Transients are sources that emit repeating radio and x-ray signals. The signals are polarized and coherent, and are similar to pulsars in some respects. But the type of astrophysical object responsible for them has been vigorously debated...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:59 +0000
NASA Shares Views of August Solar Eclipse from Ground, Air, Space
Reported by NASA
On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse darkened skies over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. As the Moon covered the Sun, it briefly revealed the Sun’s wispy outer atmosphere — the corona — to those in the path of totality who were lucky enough to have clear...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:43 +0000
TB 26-04 Updates and Modernization of NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) Code
Reported by NASA
For more information, contact Mark K. Leader, Glenn Research Center, mark.leader@nasa.gov Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for propulsion system analysis. It provides equilibrium che...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:41 +0000
Webb Opens Treasure Chest
Reported by NASA
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. This feature, called the “Treasure Chest,” is an object known as a cometary globule. ...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000