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Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Mon, Apr 13, 2026 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:32:43 EDT

A New Study Narrows the Search for Water on the Moon

Reported by Universe Today

A new study challenges old assumptions by revealing that water on the Moon likely came from multiple sources over billions of years, rather than from a single major deposit long ago....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:22 +0000

NASA to Host Artemis II Crew Postflight News Conference

Reported by NASA

Fresh off their return to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts will hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 16, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss their historic mission around the Moon. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:16 +0000

Artemis II Astronauts Aboard USS John P. Murtha

Reported by NASA

The first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century are back on Earth after a record-setting mission aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Christina Koch (mission specialist), Victor Glover (pi...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:30 +0000

NASA Night-light Imagery Tracks US Energy Transition, Global Volatility

Reported by NASA

New nighttime maps based on NASA satellite imagery are upending assumptions, revealing a world where artificial brightening and dimming have intensified over the past decade. The findings show intense flaring over major oil and gas fields in the United Sta...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:31 +0000

Hubble Spies an Active Spiral

Reported by NASA

A luminous swirl set against the deep black of space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with a soft, ethereal light in this new NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. IC 486 lies right on the edge of the constellation Gemini (the Twins), around 380 million...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:24 +0000