Event: Summer Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Jun 2, 2023 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Summer Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 6:30 pm offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Wed, 1 Feb 2023 11:35:00 EST
A poem for Europa Clipper: US Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals ode to fly on NASA Jupiter moon mission
Reported by Space
"It is not darkness that unites us, not the cold distance of space, but the offering of water..." Those words, by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, are part of an ode flying on NASA's Europa Clipper.
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- By: robert@collectspace.com (Robert Z. Pearlman)
- On: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 02:25 +0000
Boeing delays 1st Starliner astronaut launch for NASA indefinitely over parachute, wiring safety issues
Reported by Space
Boeing is standing down from the first-ever crewed launch of its Starliner capsule for NASA due to safety issues with the spacecraft's parachutes and wiring.
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- By: tmalik@space.com (Tariq Malik)
- On: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:11 +0000
These New Computer Simulations of the Sun are Hypnotic
Reported by Universe Today
It’s almost impossible to over-emphasize the primal, raging, natural power of a star. Our Sun may appear benign in simple observations, but with the advanced scientific instruments at our disposal in modern times, we know differently. In observations...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 22:15 +0000
NASA's Kepler telescope discovered 2 mini-Neptune exoplanets just before dying
Reported by Space
Astronomers discovered two mini-Neptunes and a third potential exoplanet in the final data sent home by NASA's Kepler space telescope just before it was decommissioned in late 2018.
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- By: Space
- On: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 20:00 +0000
JWST Scans an Ultra-Hot Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Reported by Universe Today
When astronomers discovered WASP-18b in 2009, they uncovered one of the most unusual planets ever found. It’s ten times as massive as Jupiter is, it’s tidally locked to its Sun-like star, and it completes an orbit in less than one Earth day, ab...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 19:01 +0000