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August 6, 2026
A supermassive black hole was caught in the act… far from home. For the first time, astronomers observed one of these "orphan" monsters devouring a star on the outskirts of a…
With advances in instruments and observation-analysis techniques, astronomers are constantly refining our knowledge of celestial objects, some known for centuries. They have thus just…
We are still only at the beginning of exploring the Red Planet, both for its geology and its possible exobiology. This exploration is greatly aided by…
Seconds after lifting off from China, a rocket faced a phenomenon as spectacular as it was unexpected. Despite the incident, the launcher continued on its trajectory without…
One of the great hopes exobiologists have for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to pin down the composition of possible atmospheres in the habitable zone of exoplanets…
Eight minutes to cross 150 million kilometers through the vacuum of space. And up to half a million years to cross a single star. The light warming you right now may have left…
Detecting black holes is not straightforward. In fact, the rare cases observed in the Milky Way are indirect, meaning the black holes are surrounded by an accretion disk…
Who will rescue the rescue robot? Launched several weeks ago, the Link robot was meant to grab the Swift space telescope and put it back into orbit, extending its life. It is the…
On August 12, 2026, we will experience a rare moment: a solar eclipse. Do you dream of capturing this instant when day flirts with night? You don't need to be an over-equipped expert to keep…
The supermassive black holes that drive galaxy evolution undoubtedly still have surprises in store for us. The latest one now concerns galaxy clusters and their interactions with these…
Discovered in 1857 in the main asteroid belt, (44) Nysa nonetheless remained a puzzle for astronomers regarding its exact shape, even using the Hubble Space Telescope and the…
On August 5, 2026, a spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage unintentionally struck the surface of the Moon at high velocity. The 4-metric-ton rocket body, measuring approximately 12 meters in […]
Two eclipses, the Perseid meteor shower, and dazzling Venus make August a spectacular month for looking up. A total solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, brilliant Venus after…
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Preparing for the NASA Lucy spacecraft’s first Trojan asteroid encounters, mission scientists have begun instructing the spacecraft to turn its cameras toward its future targets. From hundreds of…
On Aug. 6, 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover successfully touched down on the Martian surface in a way never attempted before: a rocket-powered sky crane. Here's why it mattered.
"Phobos crosses the Martian sky three times a day, and Earth is visible for months at a stretch, but catching one directly behind the other takes planning and a little luck."
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The shift amplifies the agency’s marked shift from crewed operations in lunar orbit to focus on surface-based missions.
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon began a spacewalk at 8:33 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station, expected to last around six and a half hours…
Researchers from the University of Leicester and the University of Aberdeen have carried out a series of field demonstrations in Portsoy to test cutting-edge handheld analytical instruments…
Data from the New Horizons probe reveal nitrogen rising in the Sputnik Planitia region. Study published in the Planetary Science Journal
Cislunar space (which encompasses the space between Earth and our satellite, as well as its surroundings) contains debris that could be a problem for trips to the Moon. Now, a group of…
What Moon phase is it today, August 6, 2026? See the full monthly calendar. The post Moon today: check the Moon phase for Thursday, August 6, 2026 appeared first on Olhar Digital.
High-energy particles in Earth's radiation belt can appear to spread out randomly, even when they are moving in a "predictable" way. This is because spacecraft observations naturally blur the…
This composite of seven images from the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover shows Earth, visible as a small bright dot moving from upper left to lower right, passing behind…
The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) has released the lunar impact observation data acquired by the country’s Moon-orbiting Danuri spacecraft. Danuri captured images of the pre-hit scene and…
A massive star surprised scientists by exploding differently than expected; study reveals details about its final moments. The post Video: this is how a star dies appeared…
A grieving astronaut's radio request from the edge of space reveals what really matters when you've touched the edge of human possibility. The post Four astronauts just went farther from Earth than…
A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) provides evidence that liquid nitrogen is rising to Pluto's surface through cracks at the northern edge of Sputnik Planitia, part of the…
NASA launched its Mars rover Curiosity inside the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) on Nov. 26, 2011. Complete with 10 science instruments and 17 cameras, the robot can analyze mineral types, search for…
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