NASA is just days away from launching its next major space observatory.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to lift off Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, heading for a spot roughly 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) from Earth.
Unlike the James Webb Space Telescope, which trades panoramic views for a narrow field of view to peer…
A spectacular partial lunar eclipse will darken 96% of the full “Sturgeon Moon” overnight on Aug. 27-28. Here’s how you can watch the “almost blood moon eclipse” live online from the comfort of your home.
Each phase of the partial lunar eclipse…
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SpaceX shows off Roman’s Falcon Heavy rocket ride
The three first-stage boosters of the Falcon Heavy rocket that will launch NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30, 2026. SpaceX shared this photo via X on Aug. 26.
Sun fires powerful M6.9 solar flare and CME toward Earth — could it boost northern lights chances this week?
August 26, 2026
Today (Aug. 25), the sun unleashed a powerful M6.9 solar flare from a restless Earth-facing sunspot, hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth could potentially be in the firing line.
The M6.98 solar flare erupted from the active sunspot region 4513 and peaked at 6 a.m. EDT (1000 GMT), according to SpaceWeatherLive. 4513 has been particularly active over the last 24 hours…
Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons
August 26, 2026
The final frontier is getting more and more contested, so satellite companies are investing in some self-defense.
At least one of them is, anyway. Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings announced today (Aug. 25) that it has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide…
No GPS available in space? A satellite experiment may have a solution for that.
NASA’s Starling mission — made up of a swarm of four cubesats in low Earth orbit (LEO) — is testing out navigation by using other satellites as moving landmarks. The hope is that this…
Here’s what to expect during each stage of the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, as our planet’s colossal shadow swallows 96% of the moon’s surface for billions on the night side of Earth.
August’s lunar eclipse is the closing act of a dramatic two-part show, the opening act of which began on Aug. 12 as the moon covered the face of the sun to trigger a spectacular total…
In August of 2006, astronomers at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) democratically voted to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet — but 20 years later, with our greater knowledge and understanding of planetary systems, is it time to revisit the controversial…
Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates: 3 days to go, here's what you need to know
August 25, 2026
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What will happen during each stage of the partial lunar eclipse?
A partial lunar eclipse turns the moon red in the skies over Sri Lanka. (Image credit: Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A partial lunar eclipse has five…
My favorite thing in the night sky appears on Aug. 28 — and it proves Earth is a sphere
August 24, 2026
What’s your favorite thing in the night sky? Maybe it’s the Pleiades, that sparkling open cluster that dominates winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Perhaps it’s a sight of the Milky Way arching across the summer sky. Or could it be Saturn, a close-up sight of which has many people reaching for their wallets to buy a bigger telescope.
My favorite sight? It’s us or, rather…
