Jets from NASA and the Irish Air Corps C-295, as well as a host of private jets, are preparing to deploy jets and scientific balloons during August’s total solar eclipse.
August 2026 brings a total solar eclipse, the year’s best Perseid meteor shower, Venus at its brightest evening, a deep partial lunar eclipse and Jupiter’s return.
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The impact will kick up a plume of debris so high, it’ll likely be visible through some telescopes. Astronomers will be watching.
A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will strike the Moon on Wednesday, Aug. 5, creating a debris plume that may be visible from Earth.
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The refurbished railway station in London I entered last week had none of the usual signs of being a tattoo studio. The walls were devoid of any art, and there were no reclining chairs or massage tables in the room. The only tattoo gun on the premises sat in a display case instead of buzzing […]