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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waning Gibbous 74% phase

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Astronomy Picture of the DayHaunting the Cepheus Flare

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Spooky Views - A Halloween Stargazing Experience

Event: Spooky Views - A Halloween Stargazing Experience

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Oct 30, 2026 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Join the Frosty Drew Astronomers for a night under spooky skies on the Friday before Halloween as we celebrate the departure from the lighter half of the year and plunge into the darker half.
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:45:46 EDT

Celebration of Space - Ocotober 30, 2026

Celebration of Space - Ocotober 30, 2026

Reported by Scott MacNeill's Columns

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 31, 2026 is Halloween, and it is an astronomically aligned date. As we all dress up and celebrate scares, frightful sights, and community, the Earth is also arriving at the point in our orbit where we are half way from the Autum...
  • By: Scott MacNeill
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:40:24 EDT

NASA Releases MAX POWER Key Events for Media, Participants

Reported by NASA

AmAmerica’s newest aerospace expo and air show – MAX POWER – is fast approaching, and NASA has announced key events beginning Friday, Nov. 6, and running through Sunday, Nov. 8, hosted on and near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Throu...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:31 +0000

This Ancient Meteorite Hints at Mars' Warm, Wet Past

Reported by Universe Today

Ancient Martian meteorites are like time-capsules from the planet's past. They're delivered to us by impacts that launch them into space, where some of them find their way to Earth. One recently discovered meteorite found in the Sahara desert adds weight t...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 19:14 +0000

This Gamma-Ray Burst Wasn't Dim, It Was Just Misunderstood

Reported by Universe Today

In March 2026, NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope detected a GRB with an unusual light signature. Its initial gamma radiation was dim, and the afterglow exhibited unusual, delayed peaks. As it turns out, we were seeing it from a side angle, and the GRB...
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:20 +0000

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Captures Eerie Cat’s Head

Reported by NASA

Intricate structures within the Cat’s Head Nebula are illuminated in this mid-infrared view from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope released on Oct. 29, 2026. The distinctive “cat’s head” shape of the nebula was likely sculpted over time by th...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 15:56 +0000