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• APOD: 2026 September 3 – The Eclipse and the Stork
  September 3, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 3 – The… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss   APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. The Eclipse […]
• Peatland Fires Darken Skies in Indonesia
  September 3, 2026
  With Indonesia gripped by drought, fires are smoldering on the surface and underground.
• NASA Revamps Challenge Linking Community College Studies to Aerospace Careers
  September 2, 2026 by Sandra May
  Community college students across the U.S. now have another opportunity to discover how their education can lead to fulfilling roles at the forefront of aerospace, science, engineering, and technology. The updated NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) student challenge invites students to learn about the agency and its missions, engage with NASA experts, and explore […]
• NASA’s Hubble Tracks New Decagon Encircling Saturn’s South Pole
  September 2, 2026
  NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope observes a giant, evolving, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn’s south pole.
• Rising Over Louisiana
  September 2, 2026 by Gary Daines
  On Aug. 28, 2026 (the evening of Aug. 27 in some time zones), the Moon passed into Earth’s shadow, creating a deep partial lunar eclipse. At the moment of greatest eclipse, 12:13 a.m. EDT, 96.3% of the Moon’s disk was immersed in Earth’s umbra—the central, darkest part of the shadow where sunlight is completely blocked. […]

SpaceNews

• Agile Space Industries Celebrates Durango Headquarters Expansion with Ribbon Cutting
  September 2, 2026
• Commercial Space Federation (CSF) Welcomes Two New Associate Members
  August 31, 2026
• Speed to Field Starts Below the Prime
  August 31, 2026
• The electronics ‘under the hood’ of space networking
  August 27, 2026
• LatConnect 60 and Phi Earth Partner to Connect Space and Soil
  August 27, 2026

ArsTechnica

• Spending deal comes with a bonus: Blocking political control of grants
  by John Timmer
• Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program
  by Stephen Clark
• Raindrops are tiny lightning bolts, and they’re corroding cars, study finds
  by Jacek Krywko
• El Niño is now stronger than at any point in the last 1,000 years, study finds
  by Jacek Krywko