Current Astronomy News – Page 2 – Forsyth Astronomical Society

Happy Summer Solstice 2026!

Today, June 21st, 2026, at 4:24 am, is the Summer Solstice and officially the beginning of Summer. For those of us in the northern hemisphere…

One of the more interesting summer deep-sky objects is the Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888 / Caldwell 27). If you look closely it appears to be…

Our Observatory Director Bill Rankin has gone to Texas in search of dark skies. Well, he hasn’t actually moved there, but he has sent one…

Once in a blue moon, there is a Blue Moon. Don’t look too hard, the moon doesn’t actually turn blue. It is just a name…

As we have pointed out in previous notes and articles, the world of amateur astronomy is going through a huge change – maybe even an…

On Friday the 13th, you might need to duck, but not for another three years. However, we want you to be ready. Asteroid 99942 Apophis is…

Artemis II is back from the Moon and NASA is now posting many images from the mission. Here are a few below. See below for…

The Universe is a big place. It can be complicated and somewhat intimidating. There is so much – quarks, dark matter, dark energy, black holes,…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched back in December 2021. The images from this space telescope keep coming and they are awesome. We…

Sixty-five years ago, the first humans from the planet Earth ventured into outer space. Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth one time in Vostok 1 on…

The Lyrid Meteor shower is upon us. It will peak on the evening of Tuesday April 21 through the morning of Wednesday, April 22. Go…

As part of the month long North Carolina Science Festival, the annual North Carolina Statewide star party is coming up on Saturday, April 25. FAS…