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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 Martian moon Phobos on July 2, 2026, 1,907th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The black background is the result of image
Superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has delivered a huge opening at the South Korean box office during the weekend of Jul. 31–Aug. 2. According to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council, the web-slinging sequel generated a colossal $16.9 million from 2,252,930 admissions over the three-day frame across 2,409
Captured by the multispectral imaging instrument on NASA’s Psyche mission, this is a color-enhanced mosaic created from four individual images acquired on May 15, 2026, during the spacecraft’s flyby of Mars. Psyche traveled from right to left (northeast to southwest on Mars) during the six minutes it took to acquire the images for this mosaic,
Disney’s live-action version of “Moana” shot straight to the top of the South Korean box office over the weekend of July 10-12. According to data from KOBIS, the Korean Film Council’s tracking service, the film grossed $3 million with 403,931 admissions over the three days, securing a 36.53% share of the weekend market. Since its
NASA flight photographers capture history from a perspective few experience, getting a rare bird’s-eye view of the agency’s missions in action. His photographs document key NASA research and give the public a front-row seat to the work being done behind the scenes. Jim Ross, a photographer at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California,