Friday, August 28, 2026

'Almost blood moon' lunar eclipse thrills millions around the world. See the photos!

'Almost blood moon' lunar eclipse of 2026 in photos | Space Quiz! What space mysteries will NASA's Roman Space Telescope hope to solve? | Trump once tried to scrap the Roman Space Telescope 
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August 28, 2026
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'Almost blood moon' lunar eclipse of 2026 in photos
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Happy Friday, Space Fans! What an amazing lunar eclipse we just had last night, and that's where we're starting today. Check out our favorite photos so far from the 'almost blood moon' of 2026 above!

And that's not all! NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch at last, SpaceX finally fished Starship from the sea and 10,000 'femtosats' to Saturn? That sounds wild. Check them out below.
 
'Almost blood moon' pics!
 
Space Quiz! What space mysteries will NASA's Roman Space Telescope hope to solve?
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Trump once tried to scrap the Roman Space Telescope 
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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. So how is it still launching on Aug. 30?
 
A survival tale
 
 
Starship is coming home!
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After weeks of trying, SpaceX has finally loaded Flight 13's Starship upper stage onto a ship in the Indian Ocean. These photos are just crazy.
 
Starship still floats!
 
 
 
 
Spaceflight
 
Trump giving Artemis II astronauts a space medal
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The Artemis II astronauts, who flew around the moon this past April, are receving the United States' highest space honor, the Congressional Medal of Honor, from President Donald Trump in a huge ceremony.
 
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Skywatching
 
Spectacular crimson moon wows millions
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See how the "almost blood moon" of 2026 occurred in our full coverage here. Including when to prepare for the next lunar eclipse!
 
We're over the moon
 
 
 
 
Technology
 
10,000 tiny 'femtosats' to Saturn?
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NASA has chosen 18 technology proposals for its Innovative Advanced Concepts awards to help turn some out-of-the-box ideas into out-of-this-world research. One of the wildest includes a massive fleet of satellites to Saturn.
 
Wild space tech ideas
 
 
 
 
Science & Astronomy
 
JWST makes planet birth discovery from 72 stars
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Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have studied 72 young sun-like stars to discover that forming planets is a real race against time.
 
What Webb found
 
 
 
 
Today in Space
 
Space photo of the day! Curiosity climbs to new Mars heights
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured a gorgeous new panorama to celebrate climbing a total of 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) throughout its now 14-year exploration of the Red Planet. Here's how it snapped this photo.
 
How the photo was made
 
On this day in 1993! Galileo spacecraft flies by asteroid Ida
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On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida on its way to Jupiter only to make a suprising discovery. Ida has its own asteroid moon! Here's why it mattered.
 
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Entertainment
 
'Strange New Worlds' wastes time trying to kill Trek icons
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The impending death of a major character isn't a threat when canon is there to save them. So, why is Star Trek: Strange New Worlds trying to do it anyway?
 
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Editor's Note
 
Have a great Friday!
That's it for our space update today (and a wrap on the week)!

We have an exciting weekend ahead with NASA's planned launch of the Roman Space Telescope on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. We'll have live coverage from our 3-person team on launch day, plus livestreams from NASA's briefings on Saturday, so be sure to tune in. Follow our Socials for more video from the launch site! 

And don't forget! You can stay up to date with Space.com right in the palm of your hand with our new app available now on iOS and Android.

Have a great weekend!
 
Tariq Malik
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