What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Skywatching Skywatching Home What’s Up Meteor Showers Eclipses Daily Moon Guide More Tips & Guides Skywatching FAQ Night Sky Network A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and…
How do supermassive black holes grow? AI finds 7 spacetime-warping ‘quasars’ that could help solve the mystery
Some of the brightest objects in the universe may also hold the key to understanding how galaxies evolve — especially when gravity transforms them into giant cosmic magnifying glasses. Using…
NASA to Host Florida Event Celebrating American Air, Space Leadership
An American flag is seen in front of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Jan. 17, 2026, ahead of…
‘The End of Oak Street: Could JJ Abrams’ new ‘Twilight Zone meets Jurassic Park’ movie be the sleeper hit of the summer?
The summer is slowly waning as we soon turn the calendar page to August and back to school supplies are already cluttering store shelves, but Hollywood still has a pocketful…
Sending repurposed Mars rover to the moon could cost more than $1 billion
Converting an engineering model of a Mars rover into an actual lunar rover could cost NASA more than $1 billion, an estimate strongly rejected by the agency’s administrator. The post…
NASA’s Newest Wind Tunnel Opens at NASA Langley
From left to right: Casey Swails, NASA deputy associate administrator; Mike Waller, vice president of BL Harbert International Federal Division; Edward C. Forst, administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration;…
The Milky Way has a hidden feature you’ve probably never noticed. Here’s how to find it
If you’ve not seen the Milky Way this year from the Northern Hemisphere, it’s time to make a plan. August’s dark sky window opens around Aug. 6, when the moon…
TB 26-04 Webbings for Use in Elevated Oxygen Environments
Flammability test results for commercial-off-the-shelf webbings that meet NASA flammability requirements are reported for use in elevated oxygen environments anticipated for future lunar and Martian missions. Testing demonstrated that a…
NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket
4 Min Read NASA, SpaceX Advance Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket Engineers at NASA Ames conduct transonic and supersonic wind testing on a 1.2% scale model of the Super…
Our 1st look at ‘Blade Runner 2099’ shows replicants ruling future Los Angeles: ‘It’s our time now’
We’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe! The script is flipped in Prime Video’s upcoming “Blade Runner 2099” series where replicants have rebelled and seized power from human beings in…