NASA's Perseverance Mars rover, equipped with its Mastcam-Z camera, has once again documented Phobos, one of Mars' two moons, as it passed in front of the Sun. This celestial event occurred on August 12, 2026, marking the 1,948th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission. The captured a
NASA is all set to broadcast the pre-launch and launch activities for its groundbreaking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. This next-generation observatory is poised to unlock some of the universe's most profound mysteries, including the enigmatic nature of dark energy. The planned lifto
Ancient Lake Bonneville, a vast body of water nearly as large as Lake Michigan during the Ice Age, once covered a significant portion of western Utah, extending into Nevada and Idaho. When this immense lake eventually receded, it left behind a unique landscape characterized by fla
After a brief exploration of an erosional surface, NASA's Curiosity rover has resumed its planned journey up Mount Sharp on Mars. As autumn approaches in Gale Crater, conditions become more favorable for rover operations due to decreasing temperatures and a reduced likelihood of dust storms, t
On August 12, a total solar eclipse cast a shadow across Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. During this event, the Moon momentarily obscured the Sun, revealing its ethereal outer atmosphere, the corona, to observers fortunate enough to have clear skies within the path of totality. NASA scientists
In the summer of 2026, an unusually large iceberg was spotted drifting in the Denmark Strait, significantly farther south than its presumed origin. Greenland's coastline is characterized by fjords, many containing glaciers that calve icebergs into the sea during the summer months after the sea
NASA will be present at SmallSat 2026, inviting attendees to engage with NASA experts in the Exhibit Hall. Visit booths #635, #835, #641, and #940 for insightful discussions and presentations. A comprehensive agenda is provided below, outlining the schedule of events from August 24th to August
During the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission in May 1963, astronaut L. Gordon Cooper Jr. captured 29 color photographs of Earth from his Faith 7 spacecraft. He reported seeing fine details like vehicles on dirt roads, trains, and house tops from an altitude of 100 miles. However, this claim was met with
Resembling a fantastical tale from a children's storybook, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula elegantly stretches across the emission region and young stellar cluster complex known as IC 1396, nestled within the distant constellation of Cepheus. This celestial "trunk," also i
NASA scientists have concluded that certain microbes commonly found on Earth, which are likely to travel with human explorers, could potentially survive in the shaded areas of the Moon's South Pole region. These findings, published in Science Advances on August 19, 2026, highlight the importan
Ukrainian tennis player Alexandra Oleynikova and Russian player Mirra Andreeva are set to compete in the second round of the Cincinnati WTA 1000 tournament on Sunday, August 16th. The match is scheduled to begin after 6:00 PM Moscow time. For those in Russia, official WTA tourn
RC Lens clinched the Champions Trophy with a 1-0 victory over PSG at Bollaert on Sunday evening. Following the match, Robin Risser expressed his satisfaction with this historic win, stating that it "respected the values of the club."