Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Oct 11, 2024 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 7:30 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 13:56:52 EST
Hubble Spots a Grand Spiral of Starbursts
Reported by NASA
The sparkling scene depicted in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is of the spiral galaxy NGC 5248, located 42 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Boötes. It is also known as Caldwell 45. The Caldwell catalog holds visually intere...
- By: NASA
- On: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:00 +0000
Black hole destroys a star, goes after another
Reported by Space | EarthSky
A black hole shredded one star and now, a few years later, the debris disk is pummeling another star. This second star flashes in X-ray every time it gets hit.
The post Black hole destroys a star, goes after another first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:01 +0000
Proxima Centauri discovered 109 years ago
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Astronomers thought Alpha Centauri was the closest star to Earth. Then they found a smaller, fainter star that's even closer. They named it Proxima Centauri.
The post Proxima Centauri discovered 109 years ago first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:01 +0000
Satellites are Tracking the Ongoing Sea Level Rise Swamping Pacific Island Nations
Reported by Universe Today
The small island nations of the South Pacific are facing the harsh reality of sea level rise. Within 50 years they will be swamped by rising seas linked to climate change. That’s part of a stark forecast from a sea level change science team at NASA a...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Fri, 11 Oct 2024 00:54 +0000
Sail Along with NASA’s Solar Sail Tech Demo in Real-Time Simulation
Reported by NASA
NASA invites the public to virtually sail along with the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System‘s space journey using NASA’s “Eyes on the Solar System” visualization tool, a digital model of the solar system. This simulation shows the real-time po...
- By: NASA
- On: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:48 +0000