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August 12, 2026
The total solar eclipse arrives, one of the most anticipated phenomena of the year. It will also be visible today in Italy, partially Today, 12 August 2026, after... The article It's the day of the…
The same Martian rock transforms into four different things before scientists can even study it. The post A rock blasted off Mars is not a comet and is only a meteor for seconds; in space it is a…
China's normally reliable Long March 7A broke up 85 seconds into flight, losing the ChinaSat-4B military communications satellite - only the launcher's second failure since its 2020 debut.
With GHOST, Rocket Lab Sounds the Death Knell for Horizontal Launch
Japan's H3 has flown a clean second success, deploying the MICHIBIKI QZS-7 navigation satellite from Tanegashima and putting December's mishap behind it.
The wait is over. Today's total solar eclipse will sweep across Greenland, Iceland and Spain. Here's where to find timings, livestreams, safety advice and live coverage.
Today, Wednesday 12 August 2026, the Moon will block the Sun in a total eclipse visible from Greenland, Iceland and part of Spain. In France, the phenomenon will be partial, but…
Every so often in recorded history, someone’s sleep seems to reach further than sleep is supposed to reach. A scientist wakes up with the answer to a problem that had nothing to do with dreaming. A…
Western Iceland and northern Spain are among the few Northern Hemisphere locations experiencing a total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026. The post Stops Along the Path of Totality appeared first on…
The satellite was headed for geostationary orbit, located around 36,000 kilometres up. The Long March 7A is a liquid-fuel rocket -kerosene and liquid oxygen- designed…
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More than two months after the New Glenn rocket exploded during a static-fire test, Blue Origin has revealed new details about the investigation into the incident, which forced…
What looked like a brilliant answer to the energy crisis became a cautionary tale about the fragility of bold fuel transformations. The post Brazil answered the oil shocks of the 1970s by running…
The gap between Mars architecture and Mars landing isn't a technical problem—it's a bureaucratic one, and it explains why NASA still won't name a year. The post NASA proposed Mars in the 1980s and…
Firefly Aerospace says it is seeing strong interest in its launch vehicles and is ramping up production, but those efforts have yet to translate into an increased launch rate. The post Firefly…
The discovery stemmed from research into sound propagation in the ocean and could, in theory, also occur with electromagnetic waves in a vacuum…
The Lion Nebula had already been recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2000, at visible wavelengths…
The habitable zone concept is useful for understanding which worlds might, possibly, maybe, be habitable. It highlights exoplanets at the right distances from their stars for liquid water to…
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A space company bet billions on a technology it hadn't built, then weaponized a patent against a rival already proving it worked. The post In 2014, Blue Origin patented the idea of landing a rocket…
Ancient clams have left us a record of Earth's rotation written in their shells, revealing a planet that spun faster in the age of dinosaurs. The post About 70 million years ago, a year had roughly…
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Neptune's massive storms vanish in years, while Jupiter's have endured for centuries—a cosmic mystery about what makes some planetary tempests immortal and others ephemeral. The post In 1989…
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August 11, 2026
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SpaceX started out as a launch company, but it has been transitioning into an artificial intelligence outfit —one that's poised to make huge profits in the coming years, Elon Musk says.
During an investor earnings call on Tuesday, Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim said the company now expects to fly a total of three Alpha rockets this year.
On August 12, 2026, Australian telecommunications operator Optus completed the initial phase of Project Aurora following the successful undocking of SpaceLogistics’ Mission Extension Vehicle from…
On August 12, 2026, the Sun will disappear from Spain's sky. But did you know it will happen again in less than a year? August 2, 2027 promises a total eclipse if…
On Wednesday, August 12, France will witness a partial solar eclipse, with coverage ranging from nearly 90% in the east to 99.5% in Biarritz. Timings, map, weather, glasses…
This August 12, after the eclipse, don't sit down in front of the TV. Once the Sun has set, the night sky has a second surprise in store, just as spectacular, that the Moon has…
It's the year's most anticipated meteor shower. In 2026, the Perseids could put on a beautiful display in the August sky... provided you know when and where to look.
Celestial mechanics is unforgiving: for an observer on Earth, a total solar eclipse never lasts more than eight minutes. And yet, to unveil the secrets of the solar atmosphere…
