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On Aug. 12, 2026, a total solar eclipse will sweep across Earth, giving skywatchers across Greenland, Iceland...
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If you're planning to watch the total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, knowing exactly when to look...
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Hong Kong’s weather observatory posted a record high temperature of 36.9°C (98°F) on Sunday as Typhoon Dolphin...
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The Perseid summer light show is back—and viewing conditions are especially promising for the Northern Hemisphere.
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NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding...
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Composing some 85% of the universe’s total mass, dark matter betrays its presence only through gravity, unlike...
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Boston College scientists have determined that a newly discovered meteorite from Mars is 1.27 billion years old...
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A new way to move around Earth's outer atmosphere could soon get a field test.The Spanish company...
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On Aug. 9, 1976, the Soviet space program launched its last moon mission. Luna 24 was a...
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The Soviet Luna program, designed for lunar research and mission planning, ran from 1959 to 1976. On...
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Every total solar eclipse is different. While the silhouette of the moon passing across the sun barely...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. August 8: Sagittarius’ Little...
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We're just a few short days away from the Aug. 12 total solar eclipse, when millions will...
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Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s...
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Fans who'd grown up on the original "Star Wars" trilogy were adults when they went through the...
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On Episode 222 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by space...
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) in this file photo....
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Early risers will catch a spectacular sight in the predawn hours of Aug. 9, as the slender...
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On Aug. 8, 1977, the Salyut 5 space station fell out of space and burned up in...