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Trump Creates a Space Academy and Honors the Artemis Astronauts

28 août 2026 à 17:20
President Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the Artemis II crew, which took a journey around the moon.

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President Trump referred to the astronauts, including Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman, as “fearless explorers.”

Chinese Start-Up Lands Reusable Rocket for the First Time

19 août 2026 à 17:49
The milestone by the private company, LandSpace, could put China closer to challenging SpaceX’s rule in lower-cost spaceflight.

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Coming next summer: the ‘eclipse of the century.’

13 août 2026 à 02:19
The sky will go dark for six minutes or more over landmarks like the Rock of Gibraltar, the casbah of Tangier and the temples of Luxor, Egypt.

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Watching the solar eclipse at Washington Square Park in New York in 2024.

How Scientists Use Eclipses for Research

12 août 2026 à 12:11
It’s a chance not just to study the sun but also space weather, light pollution and even animal behavior.

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The Gran Telescopio Canarias, at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma in the Canaries, Spain.

A Space Expert Hoped to Use the Eclipse as Science Class. The D.J.s Had Other Plans.

12 août 2026 à 12:19
Mar Carretero-Castrillo, an astrophysicist, returned to her remote village in Spain to be in the path of totality. Hundreds of partygoers came too.

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Mar Carretero-Castrillo playing an eclipse-themed card game with residents in Castrillo de la Reina, Spain, on Tuesday.

How to Safely Watch the Solar Eclipse, Even Without Glasses

Par : Leo Sands
12 août 2026 à 11:40
If you plan to watch the solar eclipse, make sure your lenses offer enough protection. Alternatively, you can safely watch using household items.

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Women use box pinhole projectors to watch a solar eclipse in Bogotá in Colombia in 2023.

The Eclipse Is Coming, and Iceland Is Looking for a Break in the Clouds

11 août 2026 à 09:39
Rooms were booked years ago, and officials have been making plans. But there’s no telling where, exactly, Icelanders might go to find the best possible view.

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Cloudy skies along the road to the Latrabjarg cliffs, the place in Iceland where the total eclipse will last the longest on Wednesday.
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