Frosty Drew Clear Sky Chart

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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waxing Gibbous 92% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Oct 23, 2026 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 7:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:03:45 EDT

APOD: 2026 October 23 – Andromeda in Southern Spring

Reported by NASA

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 23 –… 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 univer...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:05 +0000

El Niño Then and Now

Reported by NASA

A 35-year satellite altimetry record lets scientists hold this year’s El Niño up against its strongest predecessors....
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 23 Oct 2026 04:00 +0000

Advancing Astronomy at MIT with X-ray Reverberation Mapping

Reported by Universe Today

Professor Erin Kara of MIT's Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research is helping advance our understanding of the most extreme objects in the Universe by analyzing X-ray reverberations and other astrophysical data....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:39 +0000

NASA Invites Media to 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium

Reported by NASA

Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return to the Mo...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:39 +0000

Spiral’s Edge

Reported by NASA

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Oct. 16, 2026, features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove. Hubble captured the image as part of a survey l...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:35 +0000