Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Thu, Apr 16, 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: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:38:25 EDT
Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Wed, Apr 15, 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: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:37:29 EDT
Eyeing the Richat Structure
Reported by NASA
The circular geologic feature in northwestern Africa can be hard to recognize from the ground, but it is obvious when viewed from space....
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 04:00 +0000
What Happens When Light Goes Boom? Part 1: The Scientist Who Stared at a Glow
Reported by Universe Today
In 1934, a Soviet physicist named Pavel Cherenkov shone gamma rays into a bottle of water and noticed a faint blue glow. So had others before him. They all shrugged and moved on. Cherenkov didn't. What he found — by refusing to dismiss something he didn'...
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 02:06 +0000
Where's the Dividing Line Between A Star and A Planet? Ask the JWST.
Reported by Universe Today
It's obvious that Earth is a planet. It's obvious that the Sun is a star. But for substellar objects like brown dwarfs, it's not so clear. Researchers are using the JWST to find a stronger dividing line between star and planet that depends on how they form...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:03 +0000
JWST Sees Smoking Gun for Black Hole Mergers in the Virgo Cluster
Reported by Universe Today
A pair of dwarf galaxies in the giant Virgo Cluster show what can happen when these stellar cities interact. Scientists at the University of Michigan focused the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) onto the galaxies NGC 4486B and UCD736 and found each of the...
- By: Carolyn Collins Petersen (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/cc-petersen)
- On: Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:43 +0000