2026-08-28T04:51:26.164ZClouds part just in time for a stunning near-total eclipse view
Deep partial lunar eclipse from Charlotte, North Carolina. (Image credit: Kevin McCarthy)
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Follow our live coverage as we count down to the best lunar eclipse until December 2028, with the latest news, viewing tips and live updates.

Space.com

Partial lunar eclipse Aug. 27-28 live updates — tonight is the night! - Space

SALT LAKE CITY New research methods are revealing how much water can be found buried in Utah's mountains, leading to an updated understanding of our water supply and knowledge of future hazards.
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New research methods are revealing how much water can be found buried in Utah's mountains, leading to a deeper understanding of the state's water supply and possible methods of conservation.

KSL.com

U. researchers find possible water source in Mount Timpanogos rock glacier - KSL

Unicorns, Bigfoot, and banshees have been scientifically debunked, but ghosts are real kind of. 
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Unicorns, Bigfoot, and banshees have been scientifically debunked, but ghosts are real – kind of.  The exceptionally elusive neutrinos and their counterpart antineutrinos are known as ghost particles because they almost never interact with matter, due to thei…

ScienceAlert

Ghost in The Machine: Physicists Measure The Eerie 'Glow' From Shut-Down Nuclear Reactors For The First Time - ScienceAlert

A former Navy SEAL who completed an illustrious career as a NASA astronaut and engineer over the last decade is returning to active-duty military service, according to NASA.
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After almost a decade of working at NASA, Jonny Kim will return to active duty for the U.S. Navy, where he previously served as a SEAL.

NavyTimes.com

Jonny Kim’s resume already lists Navy SEAL, astronaut, doctor. He’s now returning to active duty. - Navy Times

NASA is preparing to launch a powerful new telescope Sunday that could change what we know about the universe.
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is scheduled to lift off Sunday morning, Aug. 30,… [+2584 chars]

NASA is preparing to launch a powerful new telescope Sunday that could map billions of galaxies, billions of stars, and discover 1000's of new planets beyond our solar system.

WRAL.com

New telescope could rewrite what we know about the universe - WRAL

Good science journalism is by its nature suspicious of grand or outlandish claims. Good science journalism does not take press releases at face value, but rather investigates the evidence behind thos… [+11350 chars]

Good science journalism is by its nature suspicious of grand or outlandish claims. Good science journalism does not take press releases at face value, but rather investigates the evidence behind those claims and the context in which they appear. Good science …

Defector.com

Let’s Remember Some Publications That Said We Would Get To Mars By 2026 - Defector

The northern lights may make an appearance in up to 10 states Thursday night, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which predicts mild auroral activity in… [+2152 chars]

Thursday and Friday share forecasts of mild auroral activity around the northern U.S. border, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Forbes

Thursday Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States May See The Aurora Borealis Tonight - Forbes

This ancient giant dog wasnt anything like our beloved pooches today, it was more comparable in size to a brown bear .
Epicyon belongs to the family Canidae, the group that includes wolves and dogs,… [+5726 chars]

Similar in size to the fictional dire wolves from George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, Epicyon is widely considered the biggest canid of all time…

Discoverwildlife.com

It lived millions of years ago, was the size of of a brown bear and the largest dog ever; able to crush bone with its deadly teeth – but was wiped out by cats - BBC Wildlife Magazine

Table tennis professionals are true masters at redirecting fast-moving projectiles. Putting a targeted spin on a serve can make the little white ball fly straight toward the edge of the table but the… [+3988 chars]

Table tennis professionals are true masters at redirecting fast-moving projectiles. Putting a targeted spin on a serve can make the little white ball fly straight toward the edge of the table but then, at the last moment, take a sharp curve into the left corn…

Phys.Org

First observation of optical Magnus effect could sharpen quantum computer control - Phys.org

A massive slab of ice has broken away from one of Greenlands largest remaining floating glacier tongues, creating a Manhattan-sized iceberg in the Arctic Ocean. The dramatic calving event at Peterman… [+2731 chars]

An ice island the size of Manhattan broke away from one of Greenland's largest glaciers.

Gizmodo.com

A Massive Iceberg Broke off Greenland. New Images Show What Led up to It - Gizmodo

Do you sometimes wish that you had telepathic or other supernormal powers?
Around a hundred years ago, some of the greatest minds in philosophy thought there were people who had such abilities. In f… [+6216 chars]

You might be surprised by how many researchers who went on to make important contributions considered whether animals could have telepathy.

The Conversation Africa

How a ‘psychic’ horse named Clever Hans changed the way we do science - The Conversation

Physics is most readily applied to relatively simple systems: a pendulum, two electrons colliding or the structure of the solar system. But when systems become complicatedwhen many particles interact… [+5847 chars]

Physics is most readily applied to relatively simple systems: a pendulum, two electrons colliding or the structure of the solar system. But when systems become complicated—when many particles interact with one another, in condensed matter systems such as gase…

Going beyond simple models of neural networks: Extended mean-field theory offers a better approach - Phys.org

Empty space is never actually truly empty.
Even a quantum field in its lowest-energy state, the vacuum, has unavoidable fluctuations that arise from the Heisenberg uncertainty principle: Certain pai… [+6606 chars]

Empty space is never actually truly empty.

In a Major Breakthrough, Physicists Directly Image The Quantum Fluctuations of Empty Space - ScienceAlert

The Meteosat Third Generation Imager2 satellite (MTG-I2) has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing and is in place on its launch pad. It is scheduled to lift off on Thursday evening, 27 Augus… [+1882 chars]

The Meteosat Third Generation Imager2 satellite (MTG-I2) has been encapsulated inside the Ariane 6 fairing and is in place on its launch pad. It is scheduled to lift off on Thursday evening, 27 August, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana.

Esa.int

MTG-I2 ready for launch on Ariane 6 - European Space Agency

The latest Swedish-led search for technosignatures in the form of Dyson Spheres has again come up empty-handed. The two latest stellar candidates in the hunt for such hypothetical extraterrestrial te… [+5107 chars]

Recent searches for the technosignatures of hypothetical Dyson Spheres again turn up empty.

Universe Today

NASA’s Webb Telescope Rules Out Two New Dyson Sphere Candidates - Universe Today

Doubts about the standard model of cosmology are deepening after a new study identified fundamental problems in a recent analysis that defended the conventional view that the universe is currently un… [+7093 chars]

Doubts about the standard model of cosmology are deepening after a new study identified fundamental problems in a recent analysis that defended the conventional view that the universe is currently undergoing accelerated expansion driven by dark energy.

The crisis in cosmology continues: Critical problems in a recent defense of cosmic acceleration - Phys.org

The titanium wizards at Firefly Bicycles make some truly lustworthy custom titanium frames, along with a growing range of components to accompany them. From stems and seatposts to headsets and seat c… [+2337 chars]

Ditch the rubber strap with Firefly’s new 3D-printed Radar Mount for ultimate integration and titanium decadence.

Bikerumor.com

Firefly’s New 3D-Printed Ti Radar Mounts Integrate with Its Ti Seat Collars - Bikerumor

Clues emerging from DNA could unlock the mystery of human ancestors that are missing from the fossil record yet present in the genes of people living today.
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Scientists uncovered DNA from two mysterious human ancestors hidden in modern genomes, revealing new clues about our evolutionary past.

Researchers identify traces of two ‘ghost’ ancestors in modern human DNA - Yahoo

The majority of plant seeds have the special ability to almost completely dry out and yet remain viable. While most living cells die with a 90% loss of water, cells in seeds enter a biological state … [+3343 chars]

The majority of plant seeds have the special ability to almost completely dry out and yet remain viable. While most living cells die with a 90% loss of water, cells in seeds enter a biological state of dormancy. With a moisture content of less than 10%—simila…