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Another day, another crazy thing happening in space.
First up, we have SpaceX that wants to put 1 million AI satellites into orbit. This plan has quickly garnered criticism over its projected impacts on our environment and climate, as this move would mean a massive increase in air pollution from rocket launches and concentrations of toxic ash from reentering satellites. We are also now ONE DAY AWAY from the total solar eclipse! This eclipse happens to fall during the peak of the Perseids meteor shower and we have guides to help you see both (or if you're really lucky, perhaps both at the same time?) And speaking of spectacular sights, the James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the Lion Nebula with both its NIRCam and MIRI instruments. And the images it captured? They're breathtaking.
Check out what's big in space below:
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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.
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Japan's H3 rocket sent the Michibiki 7 navigation satellite aloft this afternoon (Aug. 10), on the ninth-ever mission for the launch vehicle.
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Rocket Lab plans to start launching even more frequently and flexibly, thanks to a new portable spaceport system called "GHOST," which packages everything into standard shipping containers.
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"If anyone does see one, they had better go play the lottery asap!"
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Andromeda has slowed its star-forming rate over the last 40 million years. Scientists think they finally know why.
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The Lion Nebula glows gloriously in this new snapshot from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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President Eisenhower inspects the Discoverer 13 capsule after its return to Earth.
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Is the new Lego Project Hail Mary set worth the space on your shelf? We built the movie-inspired set to help you decide if it belongs in your collection.
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That's it for our space update today!
And we are officially in countdown territory for tomorrow's total solar eclipse. These events are so special. In the brief moments of totality, which happens when the moon is fully blocking out the sun's light from our perspective, it can feel like time stands still. Even the birds and bats react to an eclipse, as for a few moments the sun seems to just disappear. And while totality won't be visible from everywhere in the world, in fact some folks won't get an eclipse show at all, we will be bringing the eclipse party to everyone.
For those of us without an eclipse to view, Space.com correspondents will be reporting live from Iceland and Spain, taking us around the world with them to two locations where totality will be visible. I, for one, am so excited to be living vicariously through them and hope you will join us online! And to keep the fun going, in just a few more weeks we will be on the ground reporting out from the launch of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. To follow closely along and stay up to date with all things space, you can now get Space.com right in the palm of your hand with our new app available now on iOS and Android.
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Chelsea Gohd
Content Manager, Space.com
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