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• APOD: 2026 August 14 – Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland
  August 14, 2026
  APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 14 – Total… 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. Total Solar […]
• A Sunflower’s View of Totality
  August 14, 2026
  The Moon slid between the Sun and Earth to produce a stunning celestial show visible from Spain in August 2026.
• NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint
  August 13, 2026 by Dede Dinius
  NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, took ownership of the aircraft from the United States Air Force in June.  The aircraft will perform lunar-gravity parabolic flights to validate […]
• For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too
  August 13, 2026 by Katy Mersmann
  Growing up in Grafton, West Virginia, engrossed in Star Wars and all things science fiction, Fletcher Newell had an early interest in space exploration. That interest only grew when, in 2013, his fourth-grade class took a field trip to a nearby NASA facility he had not yet heard of – NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification […]
• Perseids Meteor Shower
  August 13, 2026 by HQ Web Team
  The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors in this photo from Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. The Perseids – one of the year’s brightest and most popular meteor showers – has been ramping up since early July and will sparkle in the skies through the end of August. The […]

SpaceNews

• In-Orbit Services Market to Generate $3 Billion in Revenue Over the Next Decade
  August 14, 2026
• Bulgaria advances project to launch new space, defense innovation hub
  August 14, 2026
• CesiumAstro buys semiconductor specialist to boost constellation plans
  August 14, 2026
• Space Force awards five companies $60 million for multi-vendor satellite network tests
  August 13, 2026
• Space Command expands Alabama footprint as headquarters relocation advances
  August 13, 2026

ArsTechnica

• We've flown a radiation-blocking vest to the Moon and back, and it worked
  by Jacek Krywko
• Have physicists finally discovered glueballs? New evidence points to yes.
  by Jennifer Ouellette
• Did poop enable the evolution of complex animals?
  by Kiona N. Smith
• Tracking extreme heat by the hour makes climate change seem even worse
  by Scott K. Johnson
• Dogs can tell if you're scared or sad
  by Jennifer Ouellette