Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, May 8, 2026 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:30 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:32:01 EDT
NASA’s Psyche Mission Captures Mars During Gravity Assist Approach
Reported by NASA
Description This colorized image of Mars was captured by NASA’s Psyche mission on May 3, 2026, about 3 million miles (4.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The spacecraft is approaching the planet for a gravity assist on May 15 that will give it a boo...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 18:11 +0000
I Am Artemis: Anton Kiriwas
Reported by NASA
Listen to this audio excerpt from Anton Kiriwas, senior technical integration manager for NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program: When Anton Kiriwas first spotted an image of the Moon and Mars hanging over a job fair booth while in college, it capture...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 17:36 +0000
NASA, Industry Advance High Performance Spaceflight Computing
Reported by NASA
For decades, NASA has advanced on-board spacecraft computer processors that coordinate and execute the functions needed to support mission success. Space computing originated in the 1960s with the Apollo Guidance Computers, which were pivotal for guidance,...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 17:05 +0000
Black Holes Don't Live Forever, But They Might Live Long Enough To Look Like White Holes
Reported by Universe Today
Black holes evaporate through Hawking radiation, meaning their days are numbered. But a new study finds they could enter a metastable stage where they look similar to white holes....
- By: Brian Koberlein (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/brian)
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 16:57 +0000
Glowing Views from the Space Station
Reported by NASA
NASA astronaut Chris Williams captured the Milky Way rising above Earth’s atmospheric glow on April 13, 2026, while aboard a SpaceX Dragon docked to the International Space Station. This atmospheric glow is also called airglow. It occurs when atoms a...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 08 May 2026 15:21 +0000