Business · 7 min read
On the night of August 27 to 28, the shadow of the Earth will almost completely cover the Moon. A glowing spectacle visible from the Americas to Europe and Africa, with a spectacular morning window in France.
Read the storyCulture · 6 min read
On August 12, 2026, the shadow of the Moon will cross the Arctic, Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. In France, the Sun will be obscured by up to 99.5% depending on the city: here’s what you need to know to experience this exceptional event safely.
Read the storyBusiness · 5 min read
NASA has selected SpaceX to launch StarBurst no earlier than 2028. The small gamma-ray observatory will connect light with gravitational waves to read neutron-star mergers more clearly.
World · 6 min read
From Paris to the Southwest, France witnessed the Sun nearly disappear while Spain and Iceland experienced totality. A rare celestial evening on a European scale.
Culture · 6 min read
On the night of August 12 to 13, 2026, the Perseids promise a rare spectacle under a sky devoid of moonlight. Here’s how to observe it in France and beyond.
World · 6 min read
An abandoned Falcon 9 stage is set to strike the Moon near the Einstein crater. Behind this cosmic spectacle, scientists see a rare laboratory and a warning about deep space waste.
Business · 6 min read
NASA has just refueled the Roman space telescope ahead of its planned launch on August 30. An observatory designed to map the Universe at unprecedented speed and track thousands of distant worlds.
World · 7 min read
A Falcon 9 upper stage, drifting since January 2025, is expected to crash near the Einstein crater on August 5, 2026. Scientists are preparing to observe the plume and the new crater, while the event underscores the urgency of better tracking debris circulating between Earth and the Moon.
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