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Total solar eclipse Aug. 12, 2026 live updates — 1 week to go

By Daisy Dobrijevic Published 5 August 26

Follow our live coverage of the total solar eclipse 2026 as we count down to eclipse day with the latest news, expert insight and updates before bringing you live reports from Greenland and Spain.

1 week to go until a dramatic total solar eclipse darkens the skies over Spain, Iceland and Greenland

By Anthony Wood Published 5 August 26

Here's what you need to know before the total solar eclipse one week from now.

SpaceX wants to launch next Starship this month (and catch it, too), Elon Musk says in 1st earnings call since historic IPO

By Mike Wall Published 4 August 26

SpaceX plans to notch some big milestones on the next test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is tentatively scheduled for late August.

Watch SpaceX launch 3 giant BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on Aug. 5

By Mike Wall Published 4 August 26

SpaceX plans to launch three of AST SpaceMobile's huge BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites early on Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), and you can watch the action live.

When a total solar eclipse darkens the sky on Aug. 12, these citizen scientists will be watching

By Anthony Wood Published 4 August 26

Meet the citizen scientist initiative bringing you closer to totality.

SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 90th Falcon 9 flight of the year (video)

By Mike Wall Published 4 August 26

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink internet satellites to low Earth orbit today (Aug. 4), on the 90th Falcon 9 rocket flight of 2026.

Mission managers and crew: Parts coming together for next SpaceX launch to ISS

By Robert Z. Pearlman Published 4 August 26

NASA and SpaceX officials, together with the four members of Crew-13, spoke to the media on Aug. 3, providing an update on their preparations for launch.

A 9,000-pound SpaceX rocket will crash into the moon tonight. Will you be able to see it?

By Samantha Mathewson Published 4 August 26

While the impact itself probably won't be visible from Earth, observers may have a chance to spot a plume of debris rising above the lunar surface.

ISS astronaut spies a swirling super storm | Space photo of the day for Aug. 4, 2026

By Brett Tingley Published 4 August 26

From the International Space Station on Aug. 2, 2026, NASA astronaut Anil Menon captured an incredible photograph of a swirling typhoon in the Pacific Ocean.

On this day in space! Aug. 4, 2007: NASA launches Phoenix Mars lander to Red Planet

By Hanneke Weitering Published 4 August 26

On Aug. 4, 2007, NASA launched its Phoenix Mars Lander on a mission to touch down in the Martian arctic for the first time. Here's why it mattered.