The Latest Breaking News from Earth

Elon Musk Reveals Plans for ‘Biggest Launch Site on Earth.’ Here’s What $100 Billion Gets SpaceX.

SpaceX is building a $100 billion launch site for thousands of flights a year, a huge bet riding entirely on an unproven Starship.

Barchart · Aug 27

NASA's Apollo 12 survived two lightning strikes, then astronaut Alan Bean accidentally pointed its TV camera at the Sun, ending live broadcasts from the Moon

During Apollo 12’s lunar mission, an incident occurred shortly after the astronauts landed on the Moon. Alan Bean unintentionally aimed the television camera at the Sun, resulting in irreversible damage to the camera's imaging tube. Consequently, the live broadcast from the Moon was halted for the duration of their stay,…

The Economic Times · Aug 27

Astronaut Jonny Kim leaves NASA, will return to active military duty

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is leaving the space agency to continue his military career. Kim, who's also a medical doctor, completed one spaceflight during his NASA career.

Space · Aug 27

Science says birds can navigate using Earth’s magnetic field, here’s how their invisible compass may work

What scientists increasingly understand is that bird navigation is far more complex than simply following familiar landmarks. Through an interplay of light, quantum spin chemistry, specialized proteins and the nervous system, birds may be able to translate Earth’s invisible magnetic field into useful information about direction.

The Economic Times · Aug 27

From Mars to interstellar space, NASA’s new giant antenna is now operational

NASA activated its new 34-meter radio antenna, DSS-23, on August 3, 2026. This new antenna will help communicate with spacecraft across the solar system and beyond. DSS-23 entered service after months of calibration and testing between May and July. The antenna is part of NASA's ongoing effort to expand its…

The Economic Times · Aug 27

Trump tried to scrap NASA's Roman Space Telescope last year. Now it's ready to launch

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is about to launch, but the observatory almost had a very different fate. President Trump's leaked budget proposal last year marked it for cancellation.

Space · Aug 27

This Physicist Predicted A 2026 Population Doomsday In 1960, And The Date Is Uncomfortably Specific

Science is supposed to help us understand the future, but sometimes it leaves us with more questions than answers. A 1960 mathematical model predicted that humanity could reach an impossible population “infinity” on November 13, 2026, a date made even more ominous by the fact that it falls on Friday…

Bored Panda · Aug 27

Near total lunar eclipse will be seen from North and South America Thursday night

Earth’s shadow will appear to be a reddish ‘blood moon’ due to the way sunlight is scattered by the atmosphere

The Guardian - US · Aug 27

Climate change is ‘very visible from space’, France's Sophie Adenot tells RFI

In an exclusive interview with RFI and sister TV channel France 24 from the International Space Station, French astronaut Sophie Adenot described the signs of climate change she can see from orbit and how she overcame major technical problems during her second spacewalk earlier this week.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 27

Mars rovers give scientists a ground-level view of the red planet – peek inside their NASA control room

Lights blink on as I enter the Rover Operations Center at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, at 7:30 a.m. I’m the first to arrive, even though I already feel late.

The Conversation · Aug 27