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Countdown to Sophie Adenot's first spacewalk
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Nocturnal dodo? Study suggests we were very wrong about Mauritius' iconic flightless bird
Fonte: Live Science
Researchers continue to rage against the dumb-dodo myth with more evidence that the iconic flightless bird was smarter than early accounts suggest — and might…
Total solar eclipse 2026 has begun. Here are the first views of totality
Fonte: Space.com
The first breathtaking photos of totality for the total solar eclipse 2026 are pouring in, revealing incredible views of the sun's atmosphere radiating out from…
MIT Technology Review
The Download: our 35 young innovators and the “censorship-industrial complex”
Thomas Macaulay · MIT Technology Review
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. How we picked 35 of th…
Science Daily
James Webb captures a cosmic lion sculpted by a dying star
Fonte: Science Daily
James Webb has captured a striking new infrared view of NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, revealing the dramatic aftermath of a dying Sun-like star. At its center, a s…
Foto: European Space Agency / ESA (Agencia Espacial Europeia)
Sophie Adenot's first spacewalk | U.S. Spacewalk 97 (Official broadcast)
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'They'll surf into the eclipse': Readers share their plans for today’s epic solar eclipse and meteor shower mash-up
Fonte: Live Science
Are you watching the solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower tonight? Live Science readers reveal their thoughts about tonight's stargazing phenomena…
Radiation-shielding vest aced Artemis I lunar test, could protect astronauts on moon and Mars missions
Charles Q. Choi · Space.com
A radiation-shielding vest aced its Artemis I lunar test in 2022, suggesting that it could protect astronauts on long-duration missions to the moon or Mars.…
MIT Technology Review
How we picked 35 of the world’s top young scientists and engineers
Amy Nordrum · MIT Technology Review
Next month, on September 8, MIT Technology Review will reveal its 2026 list of Innovators Under 35, recognizing 35 young people from around the world who are do…
Science Daily
The adult brain can repair itself better than scientists thought
Fonte: Science Daily
The adult brain may be far better at repairing itself than scientists once believed. In mice, researchers discovered a special group of support cells called ast…
NASA
Astronauta da NASA Mike Fincke deixa a NASA; carreira inclui 4 voos espaciais
Lauren E. Low · NASA
O astronauta da NASA Mike Fincke está deixando a agência na quarta-feira após 30 anos de serviço. Ao longo de sua carreira, ele realizou quatro missões, passou …
'No longer will anything seem impossible or marvellous': How an 'immoral, foul-mouthed and violent man' wrote the first eyewitness account of a total solar eclipse
Fonte: Live Science
In this excerpt from the book "Solar Eclipses" by William Sheehan, we learn of how an ancient Greek poet, who wrote a series of scurrilous songs and deserted th…
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Farthest 'black hole star' ever found could help solve the James Webb Space Telescope's little red dot mystery
Fonte: Space.com
A distant black hole star is providing strong evidence that these objects lie at the hearts of the mysterious little red dots found shortly after the Big Bang b…
Science Daily
A strange crystal made of electrons just revealed its hidden motion
Fonte: Science Daily
Physicists have found a new way to peer inside one of matter’s most elusive quantum states: the Wigner crystal, where electrons stop behaving like independent p…
NASA
Pursuing a Dream of Working for NASA
Tiffany L. Fairley · NASA
As a young girl raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lindsey Waitt dreamed of working for NASA. Her dream is now a reality as she embarks on her role as a NASA t…
New 'magnetoelastic' tent generates electricity from wind, body movement and sound to power small devices
Fonte: Live Science
Researchers have developed a tent that harvests energy from its own motion — a process that could one day power small devices in shelters, disaster zones and …
On this day in space! Aug. 12, 2005: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched
Fonte: Space.com
On Aug. 12, 2005, NASA launched its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission.…
Science Daily
Ordinary WiFi can now identify you with near-perfect accuracy
Fonte: Science Daily
Ordinary WiFi networks could quietly become powerful surveillance tools, allowing people to be identified without cameras, special sensors, or even carrying a c…
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APOD: 2026 August 12 – Perseids over a Little Planet
Fonte: NASA
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 12 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day…
Diagnostic dilemma: Doctors performed surgery to remove a mass in a woman's gut — and a bug-like creature immediately jumped out
Fonte: Live Science
In a strange case, doctors removed a mass from a woman's digestive tract and encountered a live organism they didn't expect.…
Green comet caught soaring over Namibia | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2026
Chelsea Gohd · Space.com
A shot so spectacular it will leave other astrophotographers green with envy.…
NASA
Quality Assessment Report Evaluates Polar Geospatial Center EarthDEM Elevation Products
Fonte: NASA
CSDA’s assessment reports help inform the user community about the quality of commercial Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).…
Perseid meteor shower peaks under perfect skies tonight — here's what to expect
Daisy Dobrijevic · Space.com
The Perseid meteor shower, one of the most prolific and impressive meteor showers of the year, peaks tonight!…
Science Daily
Scientists discover a hidden brain rhythm that could improve Parkinson’s treatment
Fonte: Science Daily
Scientists have pinpointed a brain network—and its distinctive electrical rhythm—that appears to drive the benefits of deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s di…
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