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NASA map showing the path of totality for the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse crossing northern Spain through Bilbao, Zaragoza and Valencia at sunset

Moon Phase Today, August 12, 2026: New Moon and Total Solar Eclipse

The moon phase today, August 12, 2026, is New Moon — illumination is effectively zero, with the moon's sunlit face turned entirely away from Earth. Today's New Moon is also a total

August 12, 2026

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Total solar eclipse showing the solar corona visible during the April 8 2024 eclipse from Dallas Texas

Total Solar Eclipse Crosses Spain at Sunset on August 12

A total solar eclipse will cross northern Spain at sunset on August 12, tracing a path through Bilbao, Zaragoza and Valencia as the Sun sits just 11 degrees above the western horizon in a rare sunset totality. NASA streams live

August 11, 2026

by Shivam Chopra

Waning gibbous moon photographed from orbit by NASA, August 2026

Moon Phase Today, August 11, 2026: Waning Gibbous

The moon phase today, August 11, 2026, is Waning Gibbous — roughly 90 percent illuminated and

Waning Crescent moon phase showing approximately 13 percent illumination as seen from Earth

Moon Phase Today – August 10, 2026: Waning Crescent at 13% Illumination

Tonight's moon is a Waning Crescent carrying roughly 13 percent illumination, rising after 2 AM local

Waning crescent moon phase August 2026 with Earth in background from NASA lunar imagery

Moon Phase Today

The Moon on August 10, 2026 is a Waning Crescent at just 6 percent illumination, two days before the New Moon on August 12 triggers a total solar eclipse visible across North

August 10, 2026

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Nearside of the Moon showing waning crescent phase, photographed by Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft

Moon Phase Today, August 9, 2026: Waning Crescent at 13% Illumination

The Moon is in its Waning Crescent phase on August 9, 2026, showing just 13% illumination as it approaches the New Moon on August 12. The next Full Sturgeon Moon arrives on

August 9, 2026

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Skytraders A319 aircraft at McMurdo Station ice runway during the July 2026 midwinter rescue

Australia Evacuates US Expeditioner from McMurdo Station in Rare Antarctic Winter Rescue

A United States expeditioner was evacuated from Antarctica's McMurdo Station in one of the rare midwinter rescues attempted on the continent. A Skytraders A319 flew the patient to Christchurch, New Zealand, after

August 7, 2026

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Last Quarter Moon photographed from the International Space Station showing the half-lit lunar disk

Moon Phase Today, August 7, 2026: Waning Crescent at 34% Illumination

The moon phase today, August 7, 2026, is Waning Crescent at 34% illumination — a morning crescent not visible in tonight's evening sky. The moon reaches perigee August 10, two days before

August 7, 2026

Astronomy·News·Science

Dr. Yarden Ariav and Prof. Ayelet Erez at the Weizmann Institute of Science whose research found sildenafil blocks cancer cell cholesterol supply

Sildenafil, Viagra’s Active Ingredient, May Block Cancer Spread, Israeli Study Finds

Israeli scientists at the Weizmann Institute found sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, disrupts the cholesterol supply cancer cells need to metastasize. The study in Cancer Research combines lab work with real-world

August 4, 2026

Health·News·Science

Historical illustration depicting an Inca-Spanish confrontation during the colonial period when European colonists brought smallpox to the Americas

Chilean Mummies Yield First Molecular Proof Europeans Brought Smallpox to the Americas

Ancient DNA from two Inca mummies in Chile provides the first molecular confirmation that Europeans brought smallpox to the Americas, a study in Science concludes. Researchers found the virus evolved more slowly

August 4, 2026

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NASA satellite map showing sea surface temperature anomalies across the Pacific Ocean during an El Nino event with warmer-than-normal waters in the central and eastern Pacific

El Niño ‘Inside the House,’ WMO Warns as Pakistan Floods Kill Over 100, Europe Burns

The WMO warned Thursday that El Niño has arrived with Pacific temperatures 2.9°C above normal. Pakistan's monsoon death toll has exceeded 100 while wildfires spread across southern Europe, as UN chief Guterres

August 1, 2026

Climate·News·Science

NASA Curiosity rover panorama showing vast field of honeycomb-like polygon fractures in Valle Grande region of Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Sea of Honeycomb Fractures on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a vast honeycomb fracture field on Mars in June 2026. Scientists at JPL have proposed three formation theories, none yet confirmed, while the rover's 14-year mission continues to

July 30, 2026

News·Science

CRISPR base editing diagram showing viral vector gene delivery to DNA

6-Year-Old Died in Unauthorized Chinese CRISPR Trial. Her Death Was Concealed for 14 Months.

A 6-year-old with Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome died in March 2025 after an unauthorized CRISPR brain surgery trial in Shanghai, her death concealed for 14 months. Shanghai Jiao Tong University opened a formal

July 30, 2026

Health·News·Science

Older adults queuing for registration at a community health centre in China

China’s Outpatient Insurance Reform Cut Inequality but Left a Two-Tier Care Divide

A new study in Scientific Reports finds China's outpatient pooling reform cut pro-rich inequality in doctor visits and slashed out-of-pocket costs for lower-income urban workers, but wealthier patients are drifting toward specialist

July 30, 2026

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Moon Phase Today, August 12, 2026: New Moon and Total Solar Eclipse

Total Solar Eclipse Crosses Spain at Sunset on August 12

Moon Phase Today, August 11, 2026: Waning Gibbous

Moon Phase Today – August 10, 2026: Waning Crescent at 13% Illumination

Moon Phase Today

Moon Phase Today, August 9, 2026: Waning Crescent at 13% Illumination

Australia Evacuates US Expeditioner from McMurdo Station in Rare Antarctic Winter Rescue

Moon Phase Today, August 7, 2026: Waning Crescent at 34% Illumination

Sildenafil, Viagra’s Active Ingredient, May Block Cancer Spread, Israeli Study Finds

Chilean Mummies Yield First Molecular Proof Europeans Brought Smallpox to the Americas

El Niño ‘Inside the House,’ WMO Warns as Pakistan Floods Kill Over 100, Europe Burns

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Sea of Honeycomb Fractures on Mars

6-Year-Old Died in Unauthorized Chinese CRISPR Trial. Her Death Was Concealed for 14 Months.

China’s Outpatient Insurance Reform Cut Inequality but Left a Two-Tier Care Divide

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