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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Watches Earth Vanish Behind Martian Moon – NASA 0
- Earth, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars, Perseverance (Rover), Phobos, Planetary Science, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, The Solar System
- August 5, 2026
Earth and the Martian moon Phobos dance together in a series of images recently acquired by NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Earth appears as a point of light in the Martian sky, disappearing behind the crescent of Phobos, the larger of Mars’ two moons. This is the first time humanity has captured from the surface of
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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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NASA establishes coverage for Northern Hemisphere total solar eclipse in August – NASA 0
- Eclipses, NASA Headquarters, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Solar Eclipses, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, The Solar System
- July 29, 2026
On Wednesday, August 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain and a small corner of Portugal. NASA will broadcast the eclipse live with views from the path and interviews with experts in the field through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch
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NASA’s MAVEN illuminates new understanding of auroras on Mars – NASA Science 0
- Goddard Space Flight Center, Mars, Mars Exploration Program, MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN), Missions, NASA Centers & Facilities, NASA Directorates, Planetary Science Division, Planets, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, The Solar System
- July 23, 2026
Scientists on NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission have discovered a key piece of the puzzle in understanding certain types of auroras on Mars, discovering that they form similarly to terrestrial auroras.Results published Thursday in Nature Communications show that the same mechanism that circulates and catapults charged particles into Earth’s atmosphere is happening
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NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft awakens from hibernation in good health – NASA Science 0
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- July 7, 2026
After its longest hibernation period of nearly a year, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has emerged in good health and is ready to begin transmitting scientific data collected in the distant Kuiper Belt, far beyond Pluto. On June 23, flight controllers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, confirmed that New Horizons,
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What’s Up: July 2026 NASA Skywatching Tips 0
- Comets, Earth's Moon, Mars, Rings of Saturn, Saturn, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Skywatching, Skywatching Tips, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, The Milky Way, The Solar System, Uranus
- July 3, 2026
A pre-dawn encounter between the Moon and the planets, the return of a comet, a great opportunity to see the Milky Way and Saturn’s rings from a new angle. July 7: last quarter moon July 11 + 12: Dawn alignment of the Moon, Mars, Saturn and Uranus July 14: New moon; The best dark sky
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