Frosty Drew Clear Sky Chart

Current seeing conditions at Frosty Drew Observatory

The Sun and Moon Today

  • The Sun as seen today from NASA SDO.
  • Waning Gibbous 93% phase

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Astronomy Picture of the DayNGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

Satellite Events for Tonight

Event: Stargazing Nights

Event: Stargazing Nights

Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events

When: Fri, Apr 26, 2024 8:00 pm - 10:30 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: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:53:27 EST

Mapping the Milky Way’s Magnetic Field in 3D

Reported by Universe Today

We are all very familiar with the concept of the Earth’s magnetic field. It turns out that most objects in space have magnetic fields but it’s quite tricky to measure them. Astronomers have developed an ingenious way to measure the magnetic field of th...
  • By: Universe Today
  • On: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 22:09 +0000

NASA’s New Solar Sail Has Launched and Deployed

Reported by Universe Today

Solar Sails are an enigmatic and majestic way to travel across the gulf of space. Drawing an analogy to the sail ships of the past, they are one of the most efficient ways of propelling craft in space. On Tuesday a RocketLab Electron rocket launched NASAâ€...
  • By: Universe Today
  • On: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 20:58 +0000

NASA Finds New Homes for Artemis Generation of ‘Moon Trees’ Across US

Reported by NASA

After careful review of hundreds of applications, NASA has selected organizations from across the country to receive ‘Moon Tree’ seedlings that flew around the Moon on the agency’s Artemis I mission in 2022, to plant in their communities. Notificatio...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:47 +0000

NASA’s Optical Comms Demo Transmits Data Over 140 Million Miles

Reported by NASA

NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment also interfaced with the Psyche spacecraft’s communication system for the first time, transmitting engineering data to Earth. Riding aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, the agency’s Deep Space Optica...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 17:18 +0000

Navigating the Moon with Art

Reported by NASA

An artist uses an airbrush to recreate the lunar surface on one of the four models comprising the LOLA, or Lunar Orbit and Landing Approach, simulator in this November 12, 1964, photo. Project LOLA was a simulator built at Langley to study problems related...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:37 +0000