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NASA skywatching diagram showing Venus at greatest eastern elongation in the August 2026 evening sky low in the western horizon after sunset

Moon Phase Today, August 14, 2026: Waxing Crescent and Venus at Its Brightest

The moon phase today, August 14, 2026, is Waxing Crescent at roughly 5 to 8 percent illumination — Day 2 of the new lunar cycle. Venus reaches greatest eastern elongation tonight, making

August 14, 2026

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NASA photograph of the total solar eclipse over Spain on August 12 2026 showing solar corona

Solar Eclipse Darkens Spain for First Time Since 1905 as Europe Watches in Awe

A total solar eclipse swept across northern Spain at sunset on Wednesday — the first to cross mainland Europe since 1999 and Spain since 1905 — as crowds fell into silence in 43-degree heat. Iceland, also in the path of

August 13, 2026

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JWST Discovers Earliest Known ‘Black Hole Star’ at the Dawn of the Universe

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers identified MoM-BH*-1, a new type of cosmic object observed

Perseid meteors streaking across the night sky above Inyo National Forest California with aurora glow visible

Moon Phase Today, August 13, 2026: Waxing Crescent and the Perseid Finale

Tonight's moon is a Waxing Crescent in its first day of the new lunar cycle, carrying

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

August 11, 2026

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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 three to four days past the Sturgeon Full Moon. The moon rises after sunset and is

August 11, 2026

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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 time and setting before noon. The New Moon arrives August 12–13, followed by a Full Moon

August 10, 2026

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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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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

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Artist's concept of the Beta Pictoris star system showing the newly discovered third planet Beta Pictoris d detected by JWST

James Webb Telescope Finds Third Planet in Beta Pictoris System Hidden Inside Dust Cloud

JWST identified a third planet in the Beta Pictoris system by reading carbon monoxide in its atmosphere rather than imaging it — the first exoplanet confirmed this way. The planet was hidden

July 22, 2026

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Artist's illustration of a magnetar — a highly magnetized neutron star — of the type observed forming inside supernova SN 2024afav

Astronomers Witness First Magnetar Birth Inside a Superluminous Supernova

Astronomers witnessed a magnetar birth for the first time, confirmed by a chirping light curve inside SN 2024afav. The UC Berkeley finding, published in Nature, validates a 16-year theory and creates a

July 6, 2026

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First close-up image of asteroid Kamoʻoalewa captured by China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft during its July 2026 rendezvous at 20 kilometers

Tianwen-2 Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon: China’s Sample Mission Arrives at Kamoʻoalewa

China’s Tianwen-2 reached quasi-moon Kamoʻoalewa on July 2, releasing the first close-up image of an asteroid that has shadowed Earth’s orbit for centuries. CNSA begins surface mapping ahead of a sample return

July 6, 2026

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Moon Phase Today, August 14, 2026: Waxing Crescent and Venus at Its Brightest

Solar Eclipse Darkens Spain for First Time Since 1905 as Europe Watches in Awe

JWST Discovers Earliest Known ‘Black Hole Star’ at the Dawn of the Universe

Moon Phase Today, August 13, 2026: Waxing Crescent and the Perseid Finale

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

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

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

James Webb Telescope Finds Third Planet in Beta Pictoris System Hidden Inside Dust Cloud

Astronomers Witness First Magnetar Birth Inside a Superluminous Supernova

Tianwen-2 Reaches Earth’s Quasi-Moon: China’s Sample Mission Arrives at Kamoʻoalewa

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