ECSU Khan Planetarium

02/22/2026

Proposals are currently being accepted from U.S. schools, museums & community youth organizations (working individually or together) to host an amateur radio contact with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station! 🧑‍🚀

Get ARISS - Amateur Radio on the International Space Station proposal details at the link in comments. ⬇️

02/19/2026

https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-thursday-february-19-2026/

Mercury reaches a position 18° east of the Sun, offering a great view after sunset as the Moon stands near Neptune and Saturn.

02/19/2026

https://earthsky.org/tonight/cassiopeia-is-shaped-like-an-m-or-w/

On late northern winter evenings and throughout spring, Cassiopeia the Queen descends in her throne in the northwest after nightfall. Cassiopeia is one of the easiest constellations to spot because of its distinctive shape. Cassiopeia looks like the letter W or M. Look for the Queen as your sky gets...

02/18/2026

https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-wednesday-february-18-2026/

A thin crescent Moon joins Mercury in the early-evening sky after sunset, with blazing Venus visible below them.

02/18/2026

https://www.universetoday.com/articles/an-ancient-merger-could-have-created-titan-and-the-debris-created-saturns-rings

New research presents a timeline for recent (astronomically speaking) events in the Saturnian system. It shows that Titan collided with a proto-Hyperion, and the collision smoothed Titan's surface while some of the debris accreted onto a new Hyperion and also created Saturn's rings. The research can...

02/17/2026

https://earthsky.org/human-world/chinese-new-year-lunar-new-year/

Over a billion people in China and millions around the world will celebrate the Lunar New Year starting today. The start of the holiday coincides with the time of the new moon, which fell at 12:01 UTC today, February 17, 2026. That’s equivalent to 8:01 p.m. in Beijing. The Lunar New Year is a time...

02/12/2026

https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/spacex-rocket-launch-will-be-visible-in-north-carolina-on-friday/

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A crewed rocket launch is scheduled for early Friday morning from Cape Canaveral, Florida, and it will be visible from North Carolina. SpaceX and NASA have planned the launch…

02/12/2026

02/09/2026

ECSU will launch its spring Community Connections Performance and Lecture Series with “From the Gridiron to Galaxies,” a free lecture and performance featuring Dakotah Tyler, Ph.D.—a physics professor, astrophysicist and former Division I football player.

The event is Feb. 10 at the Khan Planetarium inside the Jimmy Jenkins Science Building. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the program begins at 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

02/04/2026

Earth to International Space Station! 🌎📞

Join us tomorrow for a live Q&A session between students from Allentown, PA and NASA astronaut Chris Williams: https://youtube.com/live/f0HFs8U_Tfg

02/03/2026

https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/nasa-kids-club/

NASA encourages you to visit NASA Kids' Club and use its games and activities to inspire the next generation.