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• How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?

  22-08-2026 18:00 via space.com
  
  HOUSTON — What does NASA's astronaut training hub look like these days, as the agency aims to bring more commercial space stations into the fold?It's an interesting mix of government and private companies, of space agency personnel and of contractors, all working together to keep U.S. and international astronauts flying through the end of the ISS — currently expected around 2030 — and the new breed of commercial space stations expected to take its place.Canadian reporters like
  
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• 'We Want to Believe' book explores the reality of UFOs: 'It's always going to be more likely that someone is wrong about what they saw' (interview)

  22-08-2026 16:00 via space.com
  
  After all these years, we still want to believe.Whether you're a bona fide believer or a staunch skeptic, we can all agree that UFO legends and lore is a fascinating subject that continues to fuel endless debate. And with pop culture feeding our lizard brains lurid tales of flying saucers and alien invasions, it’s no wonder humanity is always up for a good story of inexplicable aerial sightings or various uncanny encounters of the third kind.In "We Want To Believe: How Aliens Went Mainstre
  
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• This Week In Space podcast: Episode 224 — The Science of Artemis

  22-08-2026 15:24 via space.com
  
  On Episode 224 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Rick Jenet are joined by Dr. David Kring to discuss the where, whys, and hows of the Artemis Program's lunar exploration plans.It has been said that the Moon is a harsh mistress, and nowhere is thismore apparent than at the lunar south pole. That is, however, where theArtemis program is headed, and we need to figure out how to best explorethe region. Kring of the Universities Space ResearchAssociation's Lunar and Planetary Institut
  
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• SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (video, photos)

  22-08-2026 14:23 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this morning (Aug. 22) on a milestone mission for the company's Falcon rocket family.A Falcon 9 carrying 27 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 3:25 a.m. EDT (0725 GMT; 12:25 a.m. local California time). It was the 99th Falcon 9 liftoff of the year, and the 100th Falcon mission of 2026 overall. The other flight was performed by a Falcon Heavy, which lofted the telecom satellite Vi
  
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• SpaceX sends 27 Starlink satellites to orbit on 100th Falcon rocket launch of the year (photos)

  22-08-2026 14:23 via space.com
  
  SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites this morning (Aug. 22) on a milestone mission for the company's Falcon rocket family.A Falcon 9 carrying 27 Starlink spacecraft lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today at 3:25 a.m. EDT (0725 GMT; 12:25 a.m. local California time). It was the 99th Falcon 9 liftoff of the year, and the 100th Falcon mission of 2026 overall. The other flight was performed by a Falcon Heavy, which lofted the telecom satellite Vi
  
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• Partial lunar eclipse August 2026: Where will it be visible from?

  22-08-2026 12:00 via space.com
  
  Earth's shadow will swallow 96% of the lunar surface overnight on Aug. 27-28, potentially turning the moon a gorgeous shade of crimson as it bathes in light filtered and refracted by our planet's atmosphere. The partial lunar eclipse will occur as Earth passes between the sun and moon during the monthly full moon phase. Around this time, Earth's curved inner shadow will appear to creep across the lunar surface while leaving a thin crescent exposed to direct sunlight at the point of maximum eclip
  
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