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The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Sep 5, 2025 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 7:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....
  • By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
  • On: Tue, 13 May 2025 12:44:07 EDT

A total lunar eclipse looks red. Why?

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Coming up ... the total lunar eclipse of September 7, 2025. At maximum eclipse, the moon will look red. But why? Earth's atmosphere is the key. The post A total lunar eclipse looks red. Why? first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 08:30 +0000

Catch the Final Total Lunar Eclipse of 2025 Sunday Night

Reported by Universe Today

Live in the eastern hemisphere? If skies are clear, you have a chance to see a remarkable sight this Sunday night into Monday morning: the ‘Blood Moon’ of a total lunar eclipse. The eclipse favors the Indian Ocean region in its entirety. Europe sees th...
  • By: David Dickinson (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/david-dickinson)
  • On: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:04 +0000

Clues In A Dusty Disk Point The Way To A Potential Exoplanet

Reported by Universe Today

Astronomers struggle to detect small exoplanets directly. One tool they use is to search for the effects these planets have on debris disks around stars. Clues in these disks tell astronomers where they can find sub-Jupiter mass exoplanets....
  • By: Evan Gough (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/ion23drive)
  • On: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:04 +0000

Astronomers Use a Double-Lensing Technique to Study a Supermassive Black Hole

Reported by Universe Today

An international team of astronomers led by Matus Rybak (Leiden University, Netherlands) has proven, thanks to accidental double zoom, that millimetre radiation is generated close to the core of a supermassive black hole. Their findings have been accepted ...
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:04 +0000

BlueDOGs Might Evolve From Little Red Dots

Reported by Universe Today

One of the most difficult parts of astronomy is understanding how time affects it. The farther away you look in the universe, the farther back you look in time. One way this complicates things is how objects might change over time. For example, a supermass...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Fri, 05 Sep 2025 01:04 +0000