Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula
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Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a vibrant view of 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, in this Aug. 11, 2026, image. Located in the Large Magellanic Cl...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:00 +0000
NASA Challenge Tests Wheel Designs for Moon Base Mobility
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As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems travel farther across the lunar surface. To help advance that capability, the Rock and Roll with NA...
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:09 +0000
Hubble Solves Merger Mystery From Milky Way’s Early Years
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New Hubble data shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way in the earliest phases of its evolution....
- By: NASA
- On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:00 +0000
What Can We Actually Find on an Exoplanet? Part 1: The Atmospheric Fingerprint
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If an alien civilization could see Earth only as a single pale blue dot, what could they learn? We start with transit spectroscopy, the biosignature cocktail of oxygen, methane, ozone, and water, and why even the James Webb will struggle to find life....
- By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
- On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:15 +0000
A moon for Mars! Asaph Hall finds Phobos 149 years ago
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On this date in 1877, astronomer Asaph Hall discovered a moon for Mars: Phobos, the larger of 2 moons. He discovered the other moon, Deimos, later that year.
The post A moon for Mars! Asaph Hall finds Phobos 149 years ago first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00 +0000
APOD: 2026 August 17 – A Golden Corona Eclipse
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APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 17 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating unive...
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- On: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:05 +0000