NASA is set to launch four astronauts on Artemis II, a 10-day crewed mission around the moon marking humanity's farthest spaceflight in 54 years and a critical step toward lunar surface landing before China.
A defunct SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage abandoned in high-Earth orbit is on an unavoidable collision course with the moon, expected to impact with energy equivalent to 11.8 gigajoules next week.
A discarded SpaceX rocket upper stage will collide with the moon Wednesday at 5,400 mph near Einstein Crater, creating a crater and dust plume that scientists plan to observe to study debris hazards for future lunar missions.
A NASA monitora o asteroide Bennu, de 500 metros de diâmetro, com possível impacto em 24 de setembro de 2182. Análises de amostras coletadas revelam moléculas essenciais para a vida, reforçando teorias sobre origem extraterrestre da vida.
New research suggests the dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered firestorms 17 times hotter than lethal human thermal limits, potentially extinguishing most life within hours through intense heat and smoke.
Celulares dobráveis no formato de passaporte, como o Galaxy Z Fold8, consolidam-se como tendência tecnológica, oferecendo maior tela e portabilidade.
August 12, 2026 will feature a rare alignment of astronomical events: a partial solar eclipse visible across North America and Europe, peak Perseid meteor shower, Venus at dichotomy, and optimal Milky Way visibility.
A total solar eclipse will cross mainland Spain on August 12, 2026, for the first time in over a century, coinciding with a meteor shower and planetary alignment. Scientists and eclipse enthusiasts worldwide are preparing extensive observations.
France faces unprecedented megafires with firefighters battling destructive blazes across the country. Thousands are evacuated while some 200,000 residents return as the crisis represents the nation's worst wildfire season on record.
A total solar eclipse will cross Spain, Iceland, and Greenland in August 2026, marking a rare celestial event coinciding with the Perseid meteor shower.
An innovative housing project in India allows slum dwellers living in one-room tin shacks to participate in designing their new apartments, winning recognition for its community-centered approach.
August 2026 offers exceptional skywatching opportunities including partial solar and lunar eclipses, the Perseids meteor shower, and northern lights displays, with August 12 highlighted as potentially the best single day for astronomical observation in years.
While more women die in European heatwaves, researchers attribute this to age demographics, working conditions, and unequal rest access rather than biological vulnerability. Biology plays only a minor role in heat-related mortality differences.
A reflective piece on how routine errands serve as opportunities for human connection, discovery, and personal satisfaction beyond their practical purpose.
Astronomers have detected what may be the first moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system, with CD-35 2722 B showing one of the strongest signals yet for an exomoon's existence.
A SpaceX rocket upper stage will unintentionally impact the moon Wednesday near Einstein Crater at 5,400 mph, creating a crater and dust plume that scientists plan to observe to better understand debris hazards for future lunar missions.
Saturn's moon Titan has an atmosphere thicker than Earth's with liquid methane seas and rivers, yet only 1.3% form deltas unlike Earth's rivers, baffling researchers ahead of NASA's 2028 drone mission.
Research reveals that superheated magma may be the driving force behind towering lava fountains at volcanoes, offering new insights into volcanic eruption dynamics.
Researchers using new genomic techniques have identified DNA from two previously unknown extinct human ancestors in modern human genomes, including a ghost lineage from Africa.
August 2026 offers skywatchers a rare total solar eclipse visible from Greenland, Iceland and Spain, plus the year's best Perseid meteor shower under moonless skies, brilliant Venus, and a deep partial lunar eclipse.
A 2025 Brown University study reveals that only 1.3% of Saturn's moon Titan form river deltas despite having methane rivers longer than Earth's Nile tributaries, contradicting Earth's pattern where nearly all rivers form deltas.
A 2025 Brown University study reveals that only 1.3% of Titan's massive methane rivers form deltas at their mouths, contrasting sharply with Earth where nearly all large rivers do. The finding challenges assumptions about how flowing liquids shape planetary surfaces.
Researchers identify biosynthetic pathways for neurotoxic alkaloids in larkspur and wolfsbane, potentially enabling pharmaceutical applications from these plant-derived compounds.
Europa harbors more liquid water than Earth's oceans despite being smaller than the Moon, sustained by Jupiter's gravitational tidal heating maintained through orbital resonance with neighboring moons Io and Ganymede.
The Moon enters its waning gibbous phase on August 1, 2026, with 93% of its surface visible. The next full moon will occur on August 28.
