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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Jun 26, 2026 - CLOSED

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we keep open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre closed. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:13:12 EDT

Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026

Celebration of Space - June 19, 2026

Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns

On Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 4:25 am ET, Earth will arrive at the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere is at maximum tilt (23.4°) towards the Sun. This is the Summer Solstice and marks the first day of the summer season in the Northern Hemisphe...
  • By: Scott MacNeill
  • On: Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:30:27 EDT

Mars Express Captures Dozens of Dust Devils in Mars Valley

Reported by Universe Today

The European Space Agency’s Mars Express has captured part of Mars’s Mamers Valles: a fascinating valley system speckled with brief, tornado-like whirlwinds known as dust devils....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:50 +0000

NASA Identifies More Than 40 Space Technologies for Collaboration

Reported by NASA

NASA selected 41 proposals from 37 companies to advance technologies in support of the agency’s goals to establish a long-term presence on the Moon and enable human exploration of Mars. These American companies, picked from NASA’s 2025 Announcement of ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:37 +0000

Euclid Sees Heart of Milky Way

Reported by NASA

Euclid, an ESA (European Space Agency) mission with NASA contributions, took a new look at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, seen in this image released on June 24, 2026. This observation overlaps with a region scientists will observe with NASA’s Nancy ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:21 +0000

Bringing Signals to NASA

Reported by NASA

Growing up on the central California coast, watching rocket launches with his father was part of Eric Fernandez’s childhood routine. Fernandez had posters of rockets on the wall, but despite being fascinated by them, he never imagined one day this would ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 14:28 +0000