Event: Summer Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, May 29, 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 12:36:06 EDT
Celebration of Space - May 29, 2026
Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns
This coming Sunday, May 31, 2026 at 4:47 am ET, the Moon will once again arrive on the opposite side of Earth than the Sun. This is the full Moon. On this date the Moon will rise with the setting Sun and set with the rising Sun, keeping the Moon above the ...
- By: Scott MacNeill
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 10:30:34 EDT
The Sun is Changing and We Don’t Know Why
Reported by Universe Today
The Sun has a heartbeat. Every eleven years it swells with magnetic fury, hurling solar flares and charged particles into space, sparking auroral displays and threatening power grids, all before quietening down again. We've tracked this rhythm for centurie...
- By: Mark Thompson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/mark)
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 16:46 +0000
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look
Reported by NASA
Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed their final inspection of a key element for the agency’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope: the primary mirror. This 7.9-foot (2.4-meter) mirror will collect and foc...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 16:33 +0000
Hubble Spies Faint Irregular Galaxy
Reported by NASA
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on May 27, 2026, features the dwarf irregular galaxy ESO 490-017, roughly 12,000 light-years in diameter and some 23 million light-years away in the constellation Canis Major. The galaxy’s lo...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 16:14 +0000
ESA Selects Two New Scout-Class Missions
Reported by Universe Today
When it comes to understanding Earth and our changing environment, space is the place. Not only does it give us an overall holistic view of the planet below, but satellite-based imagery can transcend national boundaries and give us an understanding of key ...
- By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
- On: Fri, 29 May 2026 12:48 +0000