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What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA – NASA Science 0
- Eclipses, Lunar Eclipses, Meteor Showers, Perseids, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Skywatching, Solar Eclipses, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, The Solar System, Venus
- August 1, 2026
A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lunar eclipse highlight August’s skywatching. Aug. 5: Last Quarter Moon Aug. 12: Total solar eclipse across northern Russia, Greenland, Iceland, northern Spain, and part of Portugal; partial eclipse in parts of the U.S.; New Moon Aug. 12-13: Perseid meteor shower peak under
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APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus – NASA Science 0
- APOD, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- August 1, 2026
Explanation: The Buck Moon is a traditional name for the full moon of July. In this colorful Adriatic sea and skyscape captured on July 28 from Krk Island along the coast of Croatia, a full Buck Moon is just rising over distant mountains. Since a full moon rises as the Sun sets, Earth’s shadow also
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NASA assigns astronaut Deniz Burnham to first space station mission – NASA 0
- Humans in Space, International Space Station (ISS), SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- July 30, 2026
NASA astronaut Deniz Burnham will embark on her first mission to the International Space Station, serving as flight engineer for Expedition 76. Burnham will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30 spacecraft with cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov. Launch is scheduled for March 2027, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, and the trio will spend
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Starburst Galaxy Centaur A – NASA 0
- Galaxies, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- July 30, 2026
In this July 6, 2026 image, the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveals the nearby galaxy Centauri A, exposing the dusty structures and hidden activity that shape this unusual system. Centaurus A is 11 million light years from Earth, relatively close in cosmic terms. However, unlike most nearby galaxies, it is
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Bald Eagle Jackie leaves ICU, but not out of danger 0
- Animals, Biology, Birds, Environment, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildlife
- July 30, 2026
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The KEF LS LUXE Wireless Hi-Fi Speaker System is Turning Heads, Hitting Hooks, and Has Us Shuddering 0
- Audio, Gear, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, speakers
- July 30, 2026
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