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Technicians prepare the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory spacecraft before its 2004 launch at Cape Canaveral

NASA’s Swift Observatory Re-enters Over Indonesia After Nearly 22 Years in Space

NASA confirmed Swift’s atmospheric re-entry over North Sumatra on November 4, ending a mission that observed more than 2,000 gamma-ray bursts.

November 5, 2026

by Amanda Graham

Amelia Earhart's red Lockheed Vega 5B monoplane on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

Earhart Search Team Says Lagoon Object Was Likely Trees, Not Her Plane

The Purdue-backed team that called its evidence "very strong" says the Taraia Object in Nikumaroro's lagoon was most likely a collection of large trees, not Amelia Earhart's Electra. Its steel-tube find and castaway theory survive, but no outside specialist is

October 19, 2026

by Dilnaz Shaikh

Image accompanying Euronews reporting on the end of leap seconds in 2027

Leap Seconds End in May 2027, but Your Clock Won’t Jump an Hour

Global timekeepers have voted to end leap-second adjustments from May 20, 2027. The new rule allows

Portrait of Stephen Cash, a smiling man in a dark suit and red-and-blue striped tie against a gray background

NASA Hands Marshall Center to a Shuttle-Era Safety Chief After 13 Months

NASA named retired Marshall engineer Steve Cash director of its Huntsville center, effective Monday, ending 13

JWST deep field image with MoM-BH*-1, the earliest known black hole star, highlighted at 660 million years after the Big Bang

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 just 660 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery, published in Nature, may explain how

August 13, 2026

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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 barely 2 percent illumination, delivering the darkest skies of the month on the final night of

August 13, 2026

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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

Astronomy·News·Science

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

Astronomy·News·Science

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

Astronomy·News·Science

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

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NASA’s Swift Observatory Re-enters Over Indonesia After Nearly 22 Years in Space

Earhart Search Team Says Lagoon Object Was Likely Trees, Not Her Plane

Leap Seconds End in May 2027, but Your Clock Won’t Jump an Hour

NASA Hands Marshall Center to a Shuttle-Era Safety Chief After 13 Months

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

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

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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