Frosty Drew Clear Sky Chart

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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waxing Crescent 49% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the DayA Treasure Chest in the Carina Nebula

Satellite Events for Tonight

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Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Sep 18, 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: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:58:28 EDT

APOD: 2026 September 18 – Messier 33: The Triangulum Galaxy

Reported by NASA

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 18 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating univ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:05 +0000

Researchers Develop a Way to Check the Weather on a Exoplanet

Reported by Universe Today

Scientists from Trinity have developed a powerful way to unravel the changing weather patterns on distant worlds. Using this approach, they discovered that the weather on a well-studied brown dwarf, “SIMP 0136”, previously linked with Northern Lights-l...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:18 +0000

NASA Awards Launch Services for StarBurst Gamma-Ray Detector

Reported by NASA

NASA has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s StarBurst mission, a small satellite designed to investigate neutron star mergers and the origins of short gamma-ray bursts. StarBurst will launch aboard a Bandwagon rideshare mission o...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:37 +0000

A Zombie White Dwarf Star is Born Again. Hallelujah!

Reported by Universe Today

30 years ago, an amateur astronomer noticed a white dwarf star suddenly getting brighter. New research shows this is due to a Very Late Thermal Pulse, a type of helium flash. The star has heated up and become brighter, and is now called a 'born again' star...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:11 +0000

NASA Invites Media to SpaceX’s 35th Resupply Launch to Space Station

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Media accreditation is open for the next cargo launch that will deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. The 35th SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for NASA will li...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:32 +0000