Space & Physics

Smoke Streams Across Eastern Washington

Wildland fires in early August 2026 pushed air quality to unhealthy levels, dest...

Darwin proved right about gnat-trapping carnivorous plant

Botanists have finally proved what Charles Darwin was unable to nail down – that...

Canadian wildfires are reducing solar power generation ...

Lost solar power due to smoke blocking the sun cost Europe and North America nea...

Parts of the UK endure first ever month without any rain

For the first time since records began, there was no rain at all for parts of so...

Louisiana Students Loft Payloads from NASA Balloon Faci...

Every spring in Palestine, Texas, the wide-open fields around NASA’s Columbia Sc...

Guinea-Bissau Tidal Waters

Twice each day, tides ebb and flow through a maze of sandy channels, mudflats, a...

OpenAI announces solutions to 10 longstanding maths pro...

Ten conundrums that stumped human mathematicians for years have been cracked by ...

Why winner of biggest prize in maths has decided to wor...

Jacob Tsimerman won a Fields medal last month – now he is leaving mathematics to...

NASA Delivers Navigation System for Commercial Lunar Relay

NASA delivered the NavCube3-mini payload on July 13 to Intuitive Machines for in...

Ike Theriot Helps Prepare Astronauts to Work on the Moon 

From serving in the U.S. Army to helping prepare astronauts to explore the lunar...

NASA Brings Space Exploration to the FIFA World Cup 

From June 11 through July 19, NASA’s free interactive exhibit at FIFA Fan Festiv...

Why sitting under a parasol is barely cooler than being...

A beach umbrella might protect you from sunburn, but when it comes to keeping yo...

APOD: 2026 August 3 – Vaporizing Meteor Photobombs the ...

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 3 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index ...

APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire Rainbow over West Virginia

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 2 – A Fire… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions...

APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck Moon and Belt of Venus

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 1 – Buck… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions I...

What’s Up: August 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA

A solar eclipse, the Perseids, bright Venus after sunset, and a deep partial lun...

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