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NASA Sets Coverage for August Northern Hemisphere Total Solar Eclipse
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On Wednesday, Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse will be visible in parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. NASA will stream the eclipse live with views across the path and…

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NASA’s Curiosity Views a Sand-Capped Butte
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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-capped butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, with its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 11, 2026, the 4,923rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The…

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NASA’s Curiosity Discovers a Field of Martian Polygons
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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this 360-degree view of an expanse of terrain covered in surface features called polygons on June 19 and 20, 2026, the 4,930th and 4,931st Martian days, or sols, of the mission. The rover has…

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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures
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As NASA’s Curiosity rover recently began climbing up a Martian valley nicknamed “Valle Grande,” it sent back images that were a familiar sight to mission scientists: honeycomb-like textures called polygonal fractures, each one about 1.5 to 3 inches (4 to…

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APOD: 2026 July 29 – Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars
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A video of the Psyche spacecraft flying by Mars.

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NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects
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Since their discovery by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in 2022, little red dots (LRDs) have been the subject of great interest to astronomers. Understanding the nature of these extremely distant, compact red sources has been a puzzling scientific endeavor.…

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Sizing Up the Sargassum Belt
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Seaweed composing the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit near-record levels in June 2026, with the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America both reaching all-time highs.

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Commander Jessica Meir and Crew Check Spacesuits, Prep for Spacewalks
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The seven-member Expedition 75 crew worked throughout Tuesday on spacesuit checks, eye exams, and exercise research aboard the International Space Station. Earth imagery and lab inventory duties rounded out the day for the orbital residents.

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Commissioning Update for Spacecraft to Boost NASA’s Swift
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Over the weekend, Katalyst’s LINK servicing spacecraft experienced issues with attitude control.

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