Event: Stargazing Nights
Frosty Drew Nature Center & Observatory Events
When: Friday April 20, 2018 at 8:00 p.m
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory and Sky Theatre at 8:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Nature Center & Observatory Events
- On: Fri, 2 Feb 2018 13:24:48 EST
'Interplanetary Shock Wave' Spawns Electric-Blue Auroras
Reported by Space.com
A moderate geomagnetic storm kicked up in Earth's skies this morning (April 20), bringing green and rare electric-blue auroras that stretched as far south as Indiana....
- By: Space.com
- On: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 08:00:00 EDT
Proton Launches Russian Military Communications Satellite
Reported by Space.com
Russia's Proton rocket launched for the first time this year April 18 with a military communications satellite for the federation's ministry of defense....
- By: Space.com
- On: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 07:55:00 EDT
Mushroom Clouds Burst Through Neutron Stars, and NASA Can Watch It Happen
Reported by Space.com
The energetic explosions release clouds of debris similar to those launched from nuclear explosions....
- By: Space.com
- On: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 07:53:00 EDT
Why Should We Believe the Big Bang?
Reported by Space.com
13.8 billion years ago, our entire observable universe was the size of a peach and had a temperature of over a trillion degrees....
- By: Space.com
- On: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 07:52:00 EDT
On This Day In Space! April 21, 1997: 1st Space Funeral Launches on 'Founders Flight'
Reported by Space.com
On April 21, 1997, the cremated remains of 24 people were launched into space in the first-ever space funeral. One of those people was Gene Roddenberry, the creator of "Star Trek." See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series here....
- By: Space.com
- On: Sat, 21 Apr 2018 07:00:00 EDT