{
  "title": "Space Report",
  "description": "Space exploration news: Cosmic updates in milliseconds",
  "url": "https://news.spaceelevatorwiki.com",
  "last_updated": "2026-08-19T18:19:32.188419Z",
  "headlines": [
    {
      "title": "Dark matter could magnify the jets of a ravenously feeding supermassive black hole",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/dark-matter-could-magnify-the-jets-of-a-ravenously-feeding-supermassive-black-hole",
      "description": "A jet erupting from a distant supermassive black hole-powered blazar is being gravitationally lensed by an unseen clump of dark matter, and that could tell us about the source of cosmic \"ghost\" particles.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T18:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "A SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon this month \u2014 and a NASA spacecraft has spotted its lunar grave (photos)",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/moon/a-spacex-rocket-slammed-into-the-moon-this-month-and-a-nasa-spacecraft-has-spotted-its-lunar-grave-photos",
      "description": "NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the crater gouged out on the moon by a SpaceX rocket on Aug. 5, finding it to be about 60 feet (18 meters) wide.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T17:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ancient Milky Way Merger",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/ancient-milky-way-merger/",
      "description": "This artist’s concept, released on Aug. 17, 2026, depicts a collision between our Milky Way galaxy and a dwarf galaxy known as LKH that happened about 12 billion years ago. A study of data from NASA\u2019s\u00a0Hubble Space Telescope, recently published in the journal\u00a0Nature Astronomy, shows definitive ...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T16:18:48Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mysterious Russian 'space activity' causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/mysterious-russian-space-activity-causes-us-air-force-flight-to-antarctica-to-turn-around-report",
      "description": "A mysterious incident over the South Pacific forced a U.S. Air Force aircraft to turn around on Aug. 18, due to a possible space debris hazard.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T16:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA Establishes State Hubs to Grow Technical Aerospace Workforce",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-establishes-state-hubs-to-grow-technical-aerospace-workforce/",
      "description": "NASA has awarded approximately $10.5 million to seven institutions to help strengthen and streamline state-based pathways for students into skilled technical jobs in the aerospace industry. The awards were made through the new NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs initiative, or NASA State...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T15:55:10Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "Racing to Build a Radio Telescope on the Moon",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/racing-to-build-a-radio-telescope-on-the-moon",
      "description": "Remember the \u201cWow!\u201d signal? That high energy radio signature happened in 1977, when the Earth was much \u201cquieter\u201d in the radio band. If it were to happen today, it probably wouldn\u2019t even move the needle on the background noise of human radio chatter. Signals from satellites, radar, and other human te...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T15:20:05Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Moog Inc. Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity for High-Maneuverability Missions",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/moog-inc-expands-meteorite-satellite-bus-capacity-for-high-maneuverability-missions/",
      "description": "\nEast Aurora, NY — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B), a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems announces a new, […]\nThe post Moog Inc. Expands METEORITE Satellite Bus Capacity for High-Maneuverab...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T15:11:52Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Whoa! The JWST's Ancient Galaxies Are Much More Massive Than Thought",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/whoa-the-jwsts-ancient-galaxies-are-much-more-massive-than-thought",
      "description": "When the JWST peered into the ancient Universe, it found surprisingly massive galaxies. These galaxies were so massive they challenged our understanding of how quickly galaxies can assemble. But new research says that multitudes of low-mass stars are hiding in these galaxies, and they're actually ev...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T15:11:41Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Next Up! A Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse on Aug. 27\u201328",
      "link": "https://skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-news/next-up-a-deep-partial-lunar-eclipse-on-aug-27-28/",
      "description": "A near-total lunar eclipse wraps up August's trifecta of two major eclipses and the Perseids.\nThe post Next Up! A Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse on Aug. 27\u201328 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T15:06:26Z",
      "source": "Sky & Telescope",
      "source_url": "https://skyandtelescope.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fastest known Milky Way star offers new test of supermassive black hole's spin",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-fastest-milky-star-supermassive-black.html",
      "description": "Astronomers have discovered the fastest known star in our galaxy, the Milky Way, orbiting the black hole at its center. The star, named S301, was detected with the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer (ESO's VLTI) and reaches speeds of 25,000 km/s (15,500 miles per sec...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T15:00:01Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "13 sci-fi books that inspired our favorite shows and movies",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/entertainment/read-13-books-that-inspired-our-favorite-sci-fi-shows-and-movies",
      "description": "These are the books that inspired our favorite science fiction worlds on the big and small screens, including novels from Andy Weir, Emily St. John Mandel and Mary Shelley.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T15:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Replay: MTG-I2 pre-launch media briefing",
      "link": "https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Replay_MTG-I2_pre-launch_media_briefing",
      "description": "\n\tVideo: \n\t\t\t00:51:38\n\t\t\t\tOn Wednesday 19 August, media representatives were invited to a media briefing ahead of the launch of the next Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2). The satellite is set to be launched on an Ariane 6 from Europe\u2019s Spaceport in French Guiana, on 27 August.&nbs...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T15:00:00Z",
      "source": "ESA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.esa.int"
    },
    {
      "title": "VR supports research into spaceflight-related mental health",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-vr-spaceflight-mental-health.html",
      "description": "As humanity gets closer to the possibility of long-term interplanetary travel, psychologists have started raising concerns about astronauts' mental health. Researchers at Texas A&M University conducted research on sailors in an isolated environment to address these concerns using virtual reality...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T14:58:23Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "On this day in space! Aug. 19, 1997: 1st Filipino satellite launches into orbit",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/on-this-day-in-space-aug-19-1997-1st-filipino-satellite-launches-into-orbit",
      "description": "On Aug. 19, 1997, the Philippines launched its own satellite for the first time.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T14:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "My 5 favorite sights to see in the night sky with binoculars",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/stargazing/skywatching-kit/the-best-things-to-see-in-the-night-sky-with-binoculars",
      "description": "Here are our top picks on what to look for when using binoculars to explore the night sky.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T14:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Perseverance rover watches alien solar eclipse on Mars | Space photo of the day for Aug. 19, 2026",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/perseverance-rover-watchs-alien-solar-eclipse-on-mars-space-photo-of-the-day-for-aug-19-2026",
      "description": "What a view.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T14:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Career Spotlight: Mechanic (Ages 14-18)",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/learning-resources/career-spotlight-mechanic-ages-14-18/",
      "description": "What does a mechanic do? Machines and engines are all around us. They power everything from cars and boats to airplanes and even rockets. Mechanics are experts who know how machinery works, especially engines, and how to fix them. When you think of a mechanic, you might picture someone working on ca...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T13:48:20Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "I sailed to Greenland for a total solar eclipse \u2014 what I saw left me speechless",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/stargazing/solar-eclipses/i-sailed-to-greenland-for-a-total-solar-eclipse-what-i-saw-left-me-speechless",
      "description": "I understood the science and had seen thousands of eclipse photographs, but nothing prepared me for the emotion of watching totality unfold above the icebergs and fjords of East Greenland.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T13:42:55Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "The space industry\u2019s next challenge: supply chain resilience",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/the-space-industrys-next-challenge-supply-chain-resilience/",
      "description": "\nAmerica’s space economy is scaling faster than its industrial base can support. Commercial constellations are proliferating, national security architectures are becoming more distributed and resilient and civil missions are growing […]\nThe post The space industry\u2019s next challenge: suppl...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T13:00:00Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Aug. 19, 1646: The birth of John Flamsteed",
      "link": "https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/aug-19-1646-the-birth-of-john-flamsteed/",
      "description": "On Aug. 19, 1646, John Flamsteed was born in Derbyshire, England. Though he left school early due to illness and family obligations, he studied astronomy independently and eventually attended Cambridge University. European maritime trade was rapidly expanding during his lifetime, yet sailors still s...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T13:00:00Z",
      "source": "Astronomy Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Vantor names new head of U.S. government business",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/vantor-names-new-head-of-u-s-government-business/",
      "description": "\nWill Cocos succeeds Susanne Hake as executive vice president and general manager of the Earth intelligence company\u2019s government business\nThe post Vantor names new head of U.S. government business appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T12:18:15Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Astronomers catch hot birth of galaxy cluster more than 11 billion light-years away",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-astronomers-hot-birth-galaxy-cluster.html",
      "description": "Astronomers have detected an enormous cloud of gas tens of millions of degrees hot surrounding one of the most extreme structures known in the early universe. The study offers one of the clearest views yet of a galaxy cluster in the making. Using more than 600,000 seconds of observations with NASA's...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T12:00:02Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/firefly-aerospace-to-fly-zeno-power-radioisotope-heating-unit-on-lunar-lander-mission/",
      "description": "\nFirefly Aerospace will fly a payload from Zeno Power on an upcoming lunar lander mission to test a radioisotope heat source to enable future missions to survive the lunar night.\nThe post Firefly Aerospace to fly Zeno Power radioisotope heating unit on lunar lander mission appeared first on SpaceNew...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T12:00:00Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "What Can We Actually Find on an Exoplanet? Part 3: Reading the Face of a Planet",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/what-can-we-actually-find-on-an-exoplanet-part-3-reading-the-face-of-a-planet",
      "description": "A single pixel of light holds astonishing detail. How ocean glint, rotational mapping, and the vegetation red edge let us read a distant planet's oceans, continents, and even forests, all without ever resolving it as more than a point.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T10:17:00Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Astronomers discover a giant, rocky 'mega-Earth' 23 times more massive than our planet",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/astronomers-discover-a-giant-rocky-mega-earth-23-times-more-massive-than-our-planet",
      "description": "\"This isn't what we expected at all.\"",
      "published": "2026-08-19T10:00:00Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Fly around Schiaparelli Crater with Mars Express",
      "link": "https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Videos/2026/08/Fly_around_Schiaparelli_Crater_with_Mars_Express",
      "description": "\n\tVideo: \n\t\t\t00:04:10\n\t\t\t\tESA\u2019s Mars Express takes us on another mesmerising flight, this time around one of the biggest craters on Mars. Despite measuring a huge 460 km across, Schiaparelli Crater seems to be relatively shallow. Perhaps it has been filled in over the last few billion years by ...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T09:00:00Z",
      "source": "ESA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.esa.int"
    },
    {
      "title": "China successfully recovers rocket stage on land for the first time",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-china-recovers-rocket-stage-earlier.html",
      "description": "China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reported Wednesday, as the country seeks to advance its space program.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T08:30:01Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "The Sky Today on\u00a0Wednesday, August 19: The Helix Nebula",
      "link": "https://www.astronomy.com/observing/the-sky-today-wednesday-august-19-2026/",
      "description": "Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  August 18: Stars and sparklers First Quarter Moon occurs at 10:46 p.m. EDT. The Moon is up nearly all evening, not setting until after 11 P.M. local daylight time, so our viewing options are a bit more limite...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T08:00:00Z",
      "source": "Astronomy Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Behind the Lens: Meet\u00a0NASA\u00a0Johnson\u2019s\u00a0Photographers",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/behind-the-lens-meet-nasa-johnsons-photographers/",
      "description": "Photographers at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston have documented some of the most defining moments in human spaceflight.  From astronaut training and engineering tests to mission control operations and milestone celebrations, their images preserve the history of exploratio...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T05:02:06Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "APOD: 2026 August 19 \u2013 The Case of the Mysterious Maybe Meteor",
      "link": "https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-august-19-the-case-of-the-mysterious-maybe-meteor/",
      "description": "APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 August 19 \u2013 The\u2026Today\u2019s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss\u00a0 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 pr...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T04:05:00Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "Space nuclear programs face near- and long-term challenges",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/space-nuclear-programs-face-near-and-long-term-challenges/",
      "description": "\nWhile space nuclear programs are \u201chaving a moment,\u201d industry officials say they face near-term challenges as well as longer-term concerns.\nThe post Space nuclear programs face near- and long-term challenges appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T02:36:51Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Life On Earth May Have Had A Cold Start",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/life-on-earth-may-have-had-a-cold-start",
      "description": "Nitrous oxide (otherwise known as laughing gas) is likely a key atmospheric component of life in the cosmos.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T02:33:38Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Touchdown! Private Chinese rocket aces landing on 2nd-ever flight (video)",
      "link": "https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/touchdown-private-chinese-rocket-aces-landing-on-2nd-ever-flight",
      "description": "The Beijing-based company LandSpace landed its Zhuque-3 rocket this evening (Aug. 18), notching a huge milestone for commercial Chinese spaceflight.",
      "published": "2026-08-19T01:29:44Z",
      "source": "Space.com",
      "source_url": "https://space.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "China\u2019s Landspace recovers booster with second  orbital launch of Zhuque-3 rocket",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/chinas-landspace-recovers-booster-with-second-orbital-launch-of-zhuque-3-rocket/",
      "description": "\nHELSINKI \u2014 Landspace successfully landed the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket Tuesday following the second launch of the rocket from the Gobi Desert. The second Zhuque-3 rocket lifted off […]\nThe post China\u2019s Landspace recovers booster with second  orbital launch of Zhuque-3 rocket appeared...",
      "published": "2026-08-19T01:05:21Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mars attacks: How much dust from the red planet is safe to breathe?",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-mars-red-planet-safe.html",
      "description": "NASA has released a report recommending an initial health standard for the Martian dust that astronauts could inhale during future missions. Although sending people to Mars is still years away, NASA needs to establish safety limits now. Spacecraft, spacesuits and crew habitats take years to design a...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T23:00:01Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027",
      "link": "https://spacenews.com/rocket-lab-to-test-space-force-data-network-connection-in-orbit-in-2027/",
      "description": "\nThe company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX\nThe post Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027 appeared first on SpaceNews.",
      "published": "2026-08-18T22:52:36Z",
      "source": "SpaceNews.com",
      "source_url": "https://spacenews.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "Dying radio galaxies suggest a shorter, more dynamic afterlife for black hole jets",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-dying-radio-galaxies-shorter-dynamic.html",
      "description": "Astronomers have uncovered a previously underexplored population of faint, rapidly fading remnant radio galaxies, offering new insights into what happens after supermassive black holes stop powering their enormous radio jets.",
      "published": "2026-08-18T22:50:02Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA's LRO images Falcon 9 crater on moon, learns new details",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-nasa-lro-images-falcon-crater.html",
      "description": "Between Aug. 11\u201312, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the moon. The crater formed Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its Jan. 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission.",
      "published": "2026-08-18T21:50:01Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "A single asteroid impact may explain the appearance of Mars' moon Deimos",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-asteroid-impact-mars-moon-deimos.html",
      "description": "Deimos, the smaller and outermost of Mars' two moons, is roughly oval in shape and has a deep depression at its south pole. Unlike its heavily scarred sister moon, Phobos, Deimos is covered by a loose layer of dust and rubble\u2014a so-called regolith layer\u2014which gives it a smoother, dustier appearance. ...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T21:20:06Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "'Hidden stars' suggest that distant galaxies are much more massive than they appear",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-hidden-stars-distant-galaxies-massive.html",
      "description": "Astronomers have discovered that the most massive galaxies in the early universe contain far more small stars than expected. As a result, these early galaxies were likely much more massive than initial measurements suggested. This discovery challenges current understanding about how the first galaxi...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T21:00:04Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "Even Near a Supermassive Black Hole, Stars Enrich the Interstellar Medium",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/even-near-a-supermassive-black-hole-stars-enrich-the-interstellar-medium",
      "description": "Astronomers know that evolved AGB stars shed their outer layers, contributing to the makeup of the interstellar medium. But new JWST observations show this can happen even near a supermassive black hole, where powerful radiation could obliterate molecules.",
      "published": "2026-08-18T20:03:32Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA\u2019s LRO Images Falcon 9 Crater on Moon, Learns New Details",
      "link": "https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/nasas-lro-images-falcon-9-crater-on-moon-learns-new-details/",
      "description": "Between Aug. 11 and 12, NASA\u2019s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) captured a series of images of a new crater on the Moon. The crater formed on Aug. 5, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage impacted the surface following its January 2025 launch of the Firefly Blue Ghost 1 mission. To capture imagery of...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T18:49:50Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA Student Aviation Challenge Focuses on Nation\u2019s Infrastructure",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/aeronautics/nasa-student-aviation-challenge-focuses-on-nations-infrastructure/",
      "description": "NASA\u2019s next Gateways to Blue Skies competition invites collegiate teams to imagine innovative new ways aircraft could inspect land-based infrastructure, such as bridges and tunnels, to improve safety, reliability, and costs by 2035 or sooner. Infrastructure is the foundation of the nation\u2019s strong e...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T18:03:44Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "Astronomers Finally See the Twisted Magnetic Fields That Drive Protostar Jets",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-finally-see-the-twisted-magnetic-fields-that-drive-protostar-jets",
      "description": "For decades, scientists have theorized that young protostar jets are shaped and driven by complex, twisted magnetic fields. But they couldn't detect them. Now, thanks to ALMA, they've found them around a young binary protostar.",
      "published": "2026-08-18T17:42:41Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA's SkyFall Mars helicopters will feature a revolutionary antenna design",
      "link": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-nasa-skyfall-mars-helicopters-feature.html",
      "description": "From 2021 to 2024, NASA's Ingenuity helicopter became the first vehicle of its kind to explore the Martian atmosphere and surface. With that proof of concept complete, NASA is preparing to send a trio of helicopters to search for the most precious resource for future astronaut missions: water. Known...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T17:20:04Z",
      "source": "Phys.org",
      "source_url": "https://phys.org"
    },
    {
      "title": "JWST Peeks at Callisto\u2019s Ancient Scars",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/jwst-peeks-at-callistos-ancient-scars",
      "description": "Of Jupiter\u2019s four Galilean moons, Callisto is the one that gets the least attention. Io is constantly being resurfaced by volcanoes. Europa has a giant liquid water ocean. And Ganymede has its own magnetic field that interacts with its parent planet in weird ways. Callisto, by comparison, seems seda...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T15:22:54Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA\u2019s B777 Gets New Coat of Paint",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-b777-gets-new-coat-of-paint/",
      "description": "NASA’s Boeing 777 shows off a new paint job in this Aug. 11, 2026, photo. The B777 was acquired to replace and extend the capabilities of the NASA DC-8, which was retired in 2024. The B777, set to begin operations from NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia in 2027, will be ...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T15:10:36Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "A Quantum Trick for Spotting Gravitational Waves",
      "link": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/a-quantum-trick-for-spotting-gravitational-waves",
      "description": "Gravitational wave astronomy has seen plenty of improvements since the original signal was captured in 2015. Despite that, it remains an engineering challenge to actually create the detectors needed for the precise measurements that gravitational waves require. A new NASA Innovative Advanced Concept...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T14:37:29Z",
      "source": "Universe Today",
      "source_url": "https://universetoday.com"
    },
    {
      "title": "NASA Glenn\u2019s Legacy Forged Through Decades of Flight Research",
      "link": "https://www.nasa.gov/general/nasa-glenn-inflight-research/",
      "description": "Many of NASA\u2019s most important aerospace breakthroughs that began in the laboratory were ultimately proven in the sky. For decades, experts at NASA\u2019s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland conducted flight tests \u2014 piloting aircraft into targeted environments such as icing clouds and c...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T14:00:00Z",
      "source": "NASA News",
      "source_url": "https://www.nasa.gov"
    },
    {
      "title": "The corona from Spain",
      "link": "https://www.astronomy.com/picture-of-the-day/photo/the-corona-from-spain/",
      "description": "Alessandro Carrozzi, taken near Palencia, Spain The Sun’s corona glows in all its glory in this high-dynamic range image taken during totality on Aug. 12. Bright prominences are visible at the Sun’s limb, as well as faint outer structures formed by the solar wind streaming out along magn...",
      "published": "2026-08-18T13:29:59Z",
      "source": "Astronomy Magazine",
      "source_url": "https://www.astronomy.com"
    }
  ]
}