4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (111+ words) Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 Second, Saturday, Aug. 29, marked 5,000 Martian days (or sols) since Curiosity landed on Mars (that's more than 5,137 Earth days, because a day on Mars lasts 24.6 hours)....

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (149+ words) NASA Science (.gov) Spacesuits, Exercise, and Cargo Ops Wrap Week Aboard Station NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Builds Momentum Through 25th Flight NASA’s Hubble Spies Superbubble Scene…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (145+ words) APOD: 2026 September 5 – Chasing the Moon's Shadow NASA Science (.gov) Spacesuits, Exercise, and Cargo Ops Wrap Week Aboard Station NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole NASA’s X-59 Aircraft Builds Momentum Through…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (99+ words) Mirage News Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD's main NASA site is moving: From apod.nasa.gov to science.nasa.gov/apod Tomorrow's picture: cultural eclipses You might also like /homemade-dairy-quiet-revival-ten-worth-making-1579245/Homemade Dairy Quiet Revival: Ten Worth Making at Home…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (140+ words) NASA Science (.gov) NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida President Honors NASA’s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award President Trump Signs Executive Order to Create US Space Academy NASA’s Swift Restarts Science Observations Human-Related…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (160+ words) 2026 August 24 – Comet 220P in Outburst NASA (.gov) Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Comet 220P is unexpectedly bright. Normally, periodic Comet 220P/McNaught is so dim that to see it requires a telescope. Two surprising outbursts this year, however, have made it about…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (101+ words) This wide-angle, panoramic photo from the northwest rim of Halemaʻumaʻu shows the outgassing plume from Kīlauea summit eruption episode 53 lofting vertically and then drifting west—towards the summit of Mauna Loa—on August 12, 2026. The sun was setting behind the plume,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (265+ words) Mirage News Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Whatdunit? What disappeared while crossing a partially eclipsed Sun? Let's present the evidence. The 24 frames-per-second video was taken in Spain (40°34'30.3″N 1°12'28.8″W) at 20:28 local time on August 12, 2026. The Perseids meteor shower was…...

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago   (52+ words) usgs.gov Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS August 12, 2026 — Episode 53 spatter-fed flow Lava fountaining episode 53 at the summit of Kīlauea started on August 12 at 3:45 p.m. HST and ended on August 13 at 1:23 a.m. HST....

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (246+ words) Mirage News Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: This was a good year for the Perseids meteor shower. A key reason was the Moon was absent from lighting up Earth's night sky so that more meteors were visible than usual....