Frosty Drew Clear Sky Chart

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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waxing Crescent 42% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Event: Summer Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, May 22, 2026 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 6:30 pm offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:20:13 EDT

Call for Creatives: NASA Seeks Help Illuminating Mission Storytelling

Reported by NASA

As NASA pushes the boundaries of exploration and innovation for the benefit of humanity, the agency is looking for partners to share mission stories covering Artemis Moon missions, nuclear propulsion, aeronautics, and more. NASA published an Announcement f...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 22 May 2026 22:12 +0000

NASA’S Juno Makes Closest Ever Approach To Jupiter’s Moon Of Thebe

Reported by Universe Today

NASA’S Juno spacecraft images Jupiter’s tiny moon of Thebe in a recent close approach....
  • By: Bruce Dorminey (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/bruce)
  • On: Fri, 22 May 2026 22:11 +0000

NASA Sets Coverage for Roscosmos Spacewalk Outside Space Station

Reported by NASA

NASA will provide live coverage on Wednesday, May 27, as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 10:15 a.m. EDT and last roughly five hours. Watch NASA’s l...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 22 May 2026 19:43 +0000

A Beautiful Death: How a Dying Star Created the Crystal Ball Nebula

Reported by Universe Today

Planetary nebula are created when a dying star sheds it outer layers. The gas is lit up by the star and all the gorgeous, changing detail is exposed. NGC 1514, the Crystal Ball Nebula, is about 1500 light years away and contains a binary pair in its center...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Fri, 22 May 2026 19:06 +0000

Webb Studies Star Clusters

Reported by NASA

This near-infrared image released on May 6, 2026, shows a section of one of the spiral arms of Messier 51 (M51). M51 is one of four nearby galaxies observed by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in a study of nearly 9,000 star clusters. Data from the ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 22 May 2026 18:23 +0000