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#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Competition Invites Students to Help Imagine a Future Enabled by Lunar Technologies " NASA is asking U.S.-based collegiate teams to submit bold, original concepts to the 2027 edition of a student challenge focused on aerospace innovation that could help the agency envision a future on the Moon shaped by new technology.  The latest NASA Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts – Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition invites student teams to explore new operations paradigms and advance the technologies needed to […] [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/nasa-competition-invites-students-to-help-imagine-a-future-enabled-by-lunar-technologies/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Announces MAX POWER: America’s Newest Aerospace Expo, Airshow" In honor of America’s historic 250th anniversary, NASA announced on Friday MAX POWER, a public exposition of American air and space innovation, Nov. 7 and Nov. 8, on and near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The multi-day, family-friendly event will showcase the next-generation aircraft, spacecraft, autonomous vehicles, and technologies that will help define […] [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-max-power-americas-newest-aerospace-expo-airshow/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Volunteer Develops Machine-Learning Tool to Identify Rare Clouds" Certain kinds of clouds are misbehaving – appearing more often and lower in the sky than they used to. To help identify the factors influencing these changes, scientists have asked people around the world with cameras to submit fresh images of these clouds as a part of the NASA-supported Space Cloud Watch project. [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/get-involved/citizen-science/volunteer-develops-machine-learning-tool-to-identify-rare-clouds/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA’s COFFIES Uses AI to Predict Storm-Causing Active Regions on Sun " As humanity looks to the Moon and stars for future exploration, predicting space weather — conditions in space primarily driven by the Sun — is more important than ever.  Now, a team of astrophysicists and data scientists with NASA’s COFFIES (Consequence Of Fields and Flows in the Interior and Exterior of the Sun) has developed a […] [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasas-coffies-uses-ai-to-predict-storm-causing-active-regions-on-sun/

#NewPhoto from #Nasa: "Total Solar Eclipse in Sunflower Field" This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55460226954-564d105934-o.jpg

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Total Solar Eclipse in Sunflower Field" This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of Portugal. A partial eclipse was visible in parts of the U.S., […] [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/total-solar-eclipse-in-sunflower-field/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "APOD: 2026 August 14 – Total Solar Eclipse from Greenland" APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 14 – Total… 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 universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Total Solar […] [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod/apod-2026-august-14-total-solar-eclipse-from-greenland/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "A Sunflower’s View of Totality" The Moon slid between the Sun and Earth to produce a stunning celestial show visible from Spain in August 2026. [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-sunflowers-view-of-totality/

#NewImage from #Nasa: "" On August 12, the Moon's shadow reached out to touch our fair planet. Beginning in the Arctic Ocean, it swept along a narrow track that led the dark lunar umbra across parts of Greenland, Iceland, the Atlantic, Portugal, and northern Spain. And for a moment, denizens of Earth who found themselves with clear skies under the shadow of the Moon could witness a total solar eclipse. After dodging the weather by sea and making a landing along Rype Fjord on the Greenland east coast (at 71.07055N, 27.71252W), this hard-won snapshot was captured at 17:33:26 UTC. That's near the initial reach of clearing skies along the path of totality, so the image is likely one of the first unobstructed views of the totally eclipsed Sun. Through a break in the clouds, the stunning photo also records one of this eclipse's transient diamond rings and the magnificent solar corona emerging near the moment totality began. [August 14, 2026 at 02:00AM] https://apod.nasa.gov/image/2608/TSE2026DR_Madhaven1024.jpeg

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA’s 737 Reveals New Paint" NASA’s 737 aircraft was painted this week in Oklahoma as it progresses with modifications for use as a reduced gravity test aircraft for the agency. NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, took ownership of the aircraft from the United States Air Force in June.  The aircraft will perform lunar-gravity parabolic flights to validate […] [August 13, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-737-reveals-new-paint/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "For West Virginia Engineer, Home Is Where the Heart Is… and NASA, Too" Growing up in Grafton, West Virginia, engrossed in Star Wars and all things science fiction, Fletcher Newell had an early interest in space exploration. That interest only grew when, in 2013, his fourth-grade class took a field trip to a nearby NASA facility he had not yet heard of – NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification […] [August 13, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/goddard/for-west-virginia-engineer-home-is-where-the-heart-is-and-nasa-too/

#NewPhoto from #Nasa: "Perseids Meteor Shower" The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors on Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. [August 13, 2026 at 02:00AM] https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/perseidsorion.webp

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Perseids Meteor Shower" The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors in this photo from Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah. The Perseids – one of the year’s brightest and most popular meteor showers – has been ramping up since early July and will sparkle in the skies through the end of August. The […] [August 13, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/perseids-meteor-shower-2/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "Cascade Volcanoes Shrouded in Smoke" From the International Space Station, astronauts photographed Mount Hood and Mount Rainier as wildfire smoke spread across the Pacific Northwest in summer 2026. [August 13, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/cascade-volcanoes-shrouded-in-smoke/

#NewImage from #Nasa: "" On August 12th, 2026, the Moon totally eclipsed the Sun and cast its shadow across Siberia, Greenland, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal. Today’s image features two total solar eclipses viewed from Zaragoza, Spain, one over the Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar and the other reflecting in the Ebro River. For a few moments, Spain saw its first major total solar eclipse since 1905. Those witnessing totality may experience a chill in the air, the quieting of birds, the confused chirps of insects, and the shared awe of many. It’s the corona’s time to shine as the Sun’s bright disk is blocked by the Moon. Among other reasons to study eclipses, they help scientists understand why the corona is millions of degrees hotter than the Sun’s surface. Enthusiastic citizens can contribute to these studies by recording how wildlife responds, imaging the corona, and monitoring air temperature and clouds. [August 13, 2026 at 02:00AM] https://apod.nasa.gov/image/2608/total_solar_eclipse_900.jpg

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain" APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 13 – Total… 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 universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. Total Solar […] [August 13, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-august-13-total-solar-eclipse-over-spain/

#NewPhoto from #Nasa: "2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Spain" A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. [August 12, 2026 at 02:00AM] https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55459753868-458217b2c9-o.jpg

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Data Helps Commercial Space Plan Living Off Our Moon " The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help with that, Lunar Station Corp. is using a wealth of NASA […] [August 12, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/technology/tech-transfer-spinoffs/nasa-data-helps-commercial-space-plan-living-off-our-moon/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "2026 Total Solar Eclipse in Spain" A total solar eclipse is seen from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. A total solar eclipse – the Moon passing between the Sun and Earth, completely blocking the face of the Sun – swept across parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, and a small corner of […] [August 12, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/2026-total-solar-eclipse-in-spain/

#BreakingNews from #Nasa: "NASA Upgrades Vertical Motion Simulator for Modern Mission Needs" Imagine stepping into a machine that can make you feel like you’re flying a spacecraft, piloting a next generation air taxi, or landing on the Moon, all without leaving the ground. NASA’s Vertical Motion Simulator, the largest of its kind in the world, does exactly that. And now, with new upgrades, it’s more powerful and […] [August 12, 2026 at 02:00AM] Read more here: https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/ames/nasa-upgrades-vertical-motion-simulator-for-modern-mission-needs/