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UPDATED · AUGUST 26, 2026
LATEST DISCOVERIES & MISSIONS
Artemis II crew
HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT
24 AUG 2026

ARTEMIS II CREW TO RECEIVE CONGRESSIONAL SPACE MEDAL OF HONOR

The Artemis II astronauts are set to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor after their historic journey beyond the Moon.

SOURCE · NASA
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
TELESCOPES
21 AUG 2026

ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE PASSES MAJOR PRE-LAUNCH REVIEW

NASA and SpaceX have completed an important Flight Readiness Review as the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope approaches launch.

SOURCE · NASA
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Hubble telescope
ASTRONOMY
17 AUG 2026

HUBBLE REVEALS ANCIENT MILKY WAY MERGER

New Hubble and Gaia observations provide evidence that the young Milky Way merged with a smaller dwarf galaxy billions of years ago.

SOURCE · ESA / NASA
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Mars surface
PLANETS
19 AUG 2026

MARS EXPRESS CREATES A NEW FLYOVER OF SCHIAPARELLI CRATER

ESA's Mars Express spacecraft has produced a detailed visualization of one of Mars' enormous ancient impact regions.

SOURCE · ESA
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Deep space
BLACK HOLES
12 AUG 2026

ASTRONOMERS INVESTIGATE A POSSIBLE NEW COSMIC OBJECT

Researchers studying an extremely distant red source observed by JWST are investigating whether it represents a previously unknown class of object.

SOURCE · JWST / ASTRONOMY
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Carina Nebula
JAMES WEBB
06 AUG 2026

WEBB OPENS A COSMIC TREASURE CHEST OF STARS

The James Webb Space Telescope captured a spectacular region of the Carina Nebula filled with young stars, dust and glowing gas.

SOURCE · ESA / NASA / CSA
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Perseid meteor shower
SKYWATCHING
12 AUG 2026

THE 2026 PERSEIDS LIGHT UP THE NIGHT SKY

The annual Perseid meteor shower reached its peak in August, with dark skies and the new Moon providing excellent observing conditions.

SOURCE · NASA APOD
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Solar eclipse
SOLAR ECLIPSE
12 AUG 2026

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE CROSSES EUROPE

A total solar eclipse crossed parts of Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal while much of Europe experienced a partial eclipse.

SOURCE · NASA / ESA
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Spacecraft
MISSIONS
14 AUG 2026

PROBA-3 CREATES ITS OWN ARTIFICIAL ECLIPSE

ESA's Proba-3 spacecraft pair performed another artificial eclipse, allowing scientists to study the Sun's faint corona.

SOURCE · ESA
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