Event: Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Nov 13, 2026 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will keep the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:08:40 EDT
Dense Galaxy Clusters Foster Mechanisms That Throttle Star Formation
Reported by Universe Today
The Cosmic Noon was when the Universe's Stelliferous Era Began, and star formation was prodigious during that epoch. But since then, star formation has slowed to a relative crawl, despite the fact that we can watch them forming in regions throughout the Mi...
- By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
- On: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:51 +0000
Shape-Shifting Robotic "Slugs" Could One Day Crawl Across Alien Worlds
Reported by Universe Today
Robots have been a mainstay of our early space exploration efforts. But they normally have wheels. Or in some cases, rotors. While those solutions are great on flat ground, they struggle with jagged boulders or tight crevices. So engineers have been workin...
- By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
- On: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:10 +0000
Outbursts from a Massive Star
Reported by NASA
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered what is triggering repeated outbursts from a giant, unstable star located in the galaxy shown in this image released on Nov. 9, 2026. The volatile star, known as AT 2016blu, is in the sp...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:39 +0000
Gemini Astronaut Photos Inspired Early Earth Observation Program
Reported by NASA
Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. orbited Earth from November 11 to 15, 1966, on Gemini XII, the final mission of NASA’s Gemini program. In addition to successfully completing rendezvous maneuvers and spacewalk...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:05 +0000
Tears of the Lion: Catching the 2026 Leonid Meteors
Reported by Universe Today
It’s always worth being vigilant when skywatching in mid- to late November. Every year, a few Leonid meteors punctuate the November sky morning sky around the 17th. These silent harbingers are only a hint at the shower’s true storm potential, which cul...
- By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
- On: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:21 +0000