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August 5, 2026
Star Wars: Visions Presents – The Ninth Jedi may not be the Star Wars TV show you were looking for, but it's something the franchise desperately needed.
Cape Verde’s Multisectoral Regulatory Agency for the Economy (ARME) has launched a public consultation on a proposed regulatory framework for […] The post Cape Verde Opens Public Consultation on New…
A new study suggests that Neptune's inner moons formed when Neptune captured its largest moon Triton and a family of original small icy moons was destroyed. The post Were Neptune’s inner moons born…
Spokane wildfires show wildfire risk is growing, but preparedness, resilient communities and smarter land management can reduce future losses. The post Why the Spokane wildfires became so…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- Spain is preparing to become, for a few minutes, one of the world's leading centres for solar observation. A week before the 12 August total eclipse, the…
The World Teleport Association has renewed Nilesat’s Cairo Teleport at Tier 4, the highest rating in its Teleport Certification Programme, […] The post Nilesat’s Cairo Teleport Re-Certified at Tier…
Scientists plan to use a total solar eclipse that will be visible in Spain next week as a rare chance to learn more about the stormy, unpredictable nature of our star.
On Wednesday, 5 August at 3:49 am ET, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird 11-13 mission into orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in…
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To celebrate the 14-year anniversary of Curiosity rover's arrival on Mars, here’s a video on the final 7 minutes of its chilling descent on August 5-6, 2012. The post Mars Curiosity rover’s 7…
We've rounded up the best solar eclipse glasses so you can watch safely from wherever you are.
Compared to other stars, 61 Cygni moves quite rapidly against the background of more distant stars, revealing its proximity to Earth. The post Double star 61 Cygni: Why is it known as the Flying…
The Mastcam-Z camera recorded a video of the moon Phobos capturing a fascinating solar eclipse on the planet Mars. NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has…
Today’s impact of a spent Falcon 9 rocket stage on the Moon may sound dramatic, but it is neither the first human-made object to strike our natural satellite nor the largest.
Europe's forests are losing more biomass than previously assumed. Factors such as drought and pest infestation increasingly cause major losses in some of Europe's oldest forests…
Europe’s forests are losing more biomass than previously thought, with disturbances such as drought and pests causing increasingly large losses from some of the oldest forests in Europe. This…
Nature's paradox: the world's most radioactive region has become a thriving wildlife sanctuary, with wolf populations flourishing at seven times the rate of protected reserves. The post Chernobyl’s…
At 09:42 Italian time on 5 August 2026, about a month and a half after the previous mission, SpaceX placed three more AST SpaceMobile satellites into orbit, BlueBird 11,…
Ten posts, one a day, each built on an uncomfortable question about European space - and released while their author was on holiday. Torsten Kriening on what The Kriening 10 revealed, where he was…
A monument to propaganda so elaborate that even its creators may have stopped believing anyone would move there. The post North Korea built an entire town inside the DMZ for a population that was…
Representatives of Italian company Leonardo met with Chilean Navy officials to present their range of small- and medium-caliber weapons systems…
A phantom island persisted on the world's most authoritative maps for 136 years, sustained by nothing more than a single nineteenth-century mariner's unverified claim. The post Google Earth, the…
The world's greatest population crisis never happened—and that reversal is reshaping everything from economics to geopolitics in ways we're only beginning to understand. The post In 1963, the…
Europe risks becoming dependent on foreign orbital computing infrastructure as U.S. companies and China’s government-led push accelerate the development of space-based data centers, according to the…
A total solar eclipse will take place over Europe. The European Space Agency (ESA) will broadcast the event live from 19:30 CEST on 12 August, allowing you to experience this…
A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe. The European Space Agency (ESA) will broadcast live from 19:30 CEST on 12 August, allowing you to experience this rare event from anywhere in the world…
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 4: Asteroid Bamberga on the move Titan has now moved in closer to its parent planet, Saturn, while the elusive moon…
The Nazis fell for history's most elaborate hoax: a dead man with a perfect false identity who convinced Hitler to abandon his defenses at the critical moment. The post In 1943, British intelligence…
Two competing theories suggest Europa might harbor life—but not necessarily the way scientists expected. The post A 2026 study modelling Europa’s interior finds its seafloor is probably too quiet…
The first images are expected within a week, experts say. The South Korean orbiter Danuri had the best chance of capturing something in near real time, since it had…
