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A 96.2% Partial Lunar Eclipse Arrives August 28—Check Your Clock
The August 27-28 partial lunar eclipse will cover 96.2% of the Moon's area at maximum. Here are the key times, visibility checks and simple viewing tips.
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NASA’s Roman Telescope Has Launched—What Happens Next
The $4.3 billion observatory is beginning a three-month journey to a point about 1 million miles from Earth before it can survey dark energy, exoplanets and billions of galaxies.
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Today's Total Solar Eclipse Puts Europe in the Moon's Shadow
NASA says the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse crosses Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, Spain and a small part of Portugal, with partial views elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere.
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China Lost ChinaSat-4B. The Bigger Test Is Launch Reliability
China's Long March 7A rocket failed after liftoff with the ChinaSat-4B communications satellite, and officials say the cause is under investigation.
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AI Designed 16 Working Viruses. Here Is the Safety Line.
Stanford and Arc Institute researchers reported 16 viable AI-designed bacteriophages. The key distinction: they target bacteria, not people, but the governance questions are real.
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SpaceX Moon Crash Photos Show Why Lunar Debris Tracking Matters
South Korea's Danuri orbiter captured the first images of the SpaceX Falcon 9 moon impact site, highlighting why cislunar debris tracking matters before more lunar missions arrive.
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Sharpest Sun Image Yet Reveals Tiny Plasma Whirlpools
The sharpest visible-light image yet of the Sun shows Kelvin-Helmholtz instability on the solar surface, giving researchers a new clue about magnetic energy and space weather.
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What the Sharpest Sun Images Actually Show
Scientists used the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope to capture the Sun's visible surface in record detail, revealing Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities tied to solar turbulence and space-weather research.
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SpaceX Moon Crash Turns Lunar Debris Into a Real Traffic Problem
A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage appears to have hit the moon near Einstein Crater on August 5, 2026, highlighting a growing space-debris question before future Artemis missions.
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Before the Perseids Peak, Check These 5 Viewing Details
The 2026 Perseid meteor shower peaks August 12-13 under a new moon. Here is when to watch, where to look, and what to check before you go outside.
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Before the August 12 Solar Eclipse, Check NASA's Viewing Plan
NASA says the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse will cross Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal, with parts of the northern U.S. seeing a partial eclipse. Here is what to check before watching.
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Before August 12, Check These 5 Solar Eclipse Details
NASA says the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse will be total only along a narrow path and partial elsewhere. Here is what to check before you watch.
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Catfish Cancer Can Spread. Here’s What Scientists Know
Scientists found genomic evidence that melanoma cells can move among brown bullhead catfish in Lake Memphremagog, the first documented transmissible cancer in fish or a freshwater ecosystem.
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NASA Gives New Glenn a Historic Stand for Its Moon-Rocket Test
NASA and Blue Origin's July 24 agreement moves New Glenn upper-stage testing to Stennis, adding a Moon-era test stand to the rocket's Artemis path.
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NASA Astronaut's 241-Day Return Starts Sunday Morning
NASA astronaut Chris Williams is set to return from his first International Space Station mission after 241 days, two spacewalks and more than 102 million miles in orbit.
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SpaceX Starship Deploys 20 Starlink V3 Satellites in Test
SpaceX's 13th Starship flight deployed 20 Starlink V3 satellites and returned the ship intact while leaving a key booster recovery problem unresolved.
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NASA Psyche Mars Flyby: What the New Data Shows
NASA's Psyche mission released new Mars flyby data and imagery, showing how the spacecraft tested key instruments before its planned 2029 asteroid arrival.
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Ark of the Covenant Searches Are Spiking. Check the Evidence First
A plain-English check on July 2026 Ark of the Covenant searches, the Tel Shiloh excavation claims, and what would count as stronger archaeological evidence.
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Canada's New Meteor Crater Needed Rock Proof. Here's the Test
The Uhackatik crater story is a useful reminder that online maps can point scientists toward a discovery, but the proof comes from geology.
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Northern Lights Forecast: Check NOAA Before Chasing Tonight
A July 21-22 northern lights forecast drew fresh search interest. Here is how to use NOAA's live aurora tools before deciding whether tonight is worth a trip.