JWST Finds Planet Formation Is a Race Against Time in 72 Young Star Systems
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have studied 72 young, sun-like stars to investigate how protoplanetary disks lose material.
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NASA’s Swift Observatory to Crash After Katalyst Space Technologies Failure
NASA’s aging Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is set to plunge into Earth’s atmosphere later this year after a private rescue mission failed.
NASA and Katalyst Abandon Plan to Boost Swift Observatory Due to Failures
NASA and Katalyst Space announced they have abandoned plans to use a commercial spacecraft to boost the ailing Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory into a higher orbit.
SuperCDMS Begins Collecting Dark Matter Data at Canadian SNOLAB Facility
Scientists conducting the Super Cryogenic Dark Matter Search (SuperCDMS) experiment at SNOLAB have begun collecting their very first scientific data.
NASA Roman Space Telescope Arrives at Launch Site for August Liftoff
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has arrived at its SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, Aug.
Natural History Museum Previews Wildlife Photographer of the Year Shortlist
The Natural History Museum in London has released a preview of select winning and highly commended images for its 62nd annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, which…
Manhattan-Sized Ice Island Breaks Off Greenland’s Petermann Glacier
A Manhattan-sized ice island measuring 76.4 square kilometers broke away from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier on August 4, 2026.
ALMA Captures Unprecedented Images of Betelgeuse’s Turbulent Surface
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have captured images of Betelgeuse, revealing a corrugated surface and surprisingly persistent hotspots.
Iron Waste and Magnetized Water Improve Sustainable Concrete Performance
Researchers examining sustainable construction alternatives report that combining industrial iron processing waste with dynamically prepared magnetized water can significantly…
NIST Researchers Develop Scalable Superconducting Single-Photon Detectors
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed a wider superconducting single-photon detector architecture using superconducting rails to…
Menon and Adenot Replace Failed ISS Antenna During Spacewalk
On August 25, 2026, NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot ventured outside the International Space Station (ISS) to finish installing a critical communication…
Partial Lunar Eclipse 2026 Visible in North America and the UK
North American stargazers and early-rising British observers can view a rare partial lunar eclipse in the early hours of Friday, August 28, 2026.