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Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Mar 24, 2023 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: Thu, 5 Jan 2023 22:05:16 EST

Skywatchers enjoy a night of surprise auroras as strongest solar storm in years hits Earth (photos)

 Skywatchers enjoy a night of surprise auroras as strongest solar storm in years hits Earth (photos)

Reported by Space

A surprise solar storm supercharged auroras across the U.S. and Europe last night (March 23), with sightings of the colorful displays reported from as far south as New Mexico and Arizona. ...
  • By: tereza.pultarova@futurenet.com (Tereza Pultarova)
  • On: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:00 +0000

Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut mission delayed to May at the earliest

 Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut mission delayed to May at the earliest

Reported by Space

Boeing and NASA had been targeting April for Starliner's Crew Flight Test, but the astronaut mission will now launch after the private Ax-2 flight, which is targeted for early May. ...
  • By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)
  • On: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:38 +0000

Blue Origin says it finally knows what caused its New Shepard rocket launch to fail last year

 Blue Origin says it finally knows what caused its New Shepard rocket launch to fail last year

Reported by Space

The September 2022 in-flight failure of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle was caused by a problem with the vehicle's engine nozzle, the company announced on Friday (March 24). ...
  • By: mwall@space.com (Mike Wall)
  • On: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:13 +0000

Here's what the sky would look like if humans could see gamma rays (video)

 Here's what the sky would look like if humans could see gamma rays (video)

Reported by Space

A new NASA animation created using data from the Large Area Telescope aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope shows the sky lit up by gamma-ray flashes. ...
  • By: Space
  • On: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 15:00 +0000

Pictures from space! Our image of the day

 Pictures from space! Our image of the day

Reported by Space

A surprise solar storm supercharged auroras across the U.S. tonight with colorful displays visible as far south as New Mexico. ...
  • By: info@space.com (Space.com Staff)
  • On: Fri, 24 Mar 2023 14:28 +0000