Discoveries

Partial lunar eclipse to turn the Moon red across the Americas and Western Europe

A near-total partial lunar eclipse will darken up to 96% of the lunar surface on 28 August, bringing reddish hues to night skies across the Americas, Europe and Africa.

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Discoveries·from Aug 22·upd. 2h ago

Partial lunar eclipse to darken up to 96 percent of Moon over Central Europe on Friday

Early on 28 August, the full Moon will enter Earth's shadow, reaching up to 96 percent obscuration around 06:12 CEST before setting along the western horizon.

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Discoveries·yesterday

Deep partial lunar eclipse will turn the Moon copper red on 28 August 2026

A partial lunar eclipse will cover up to 96% of the lunar surface on 28 August 2026, creating a reddish glow visible across four continents before dawn.

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Discoveries·Aug 18

Necropsy finds German Baltic Sea humpback whale likely died of severe bacterial infection

A seven-tonne juvenile humpback whale found dead near the island of Ruegen suffered from four large abscesses and probable sepsis after weeks of starvation.

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Discoveries·from Aug 18·upd. 2d ago

Sophie Adenot and Anil Menon replace ISS communication antenna during second spacewalk

French astronaut Sophie Adenot and NASA astronaut Anil Menon spent over six hours outside the International Space Station on 25 August 2026, successfully installing a replacement Space-to-Ground communications antenna.

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Discoveries·5d ago

Earth's shadow to cover 96% of Sturgeon Moon in partial lunar eclipse on 28 August

An estimated 3.3 billion people across the Americas, Europe and Africa will be able to observe the eclipse, which will tint the lunar surface red just before dawn in Europe and around midnight on the US East Coast.

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Discoveries·Aug 15

Madrid hospital implants world's first 3D-printed metamaterial bone prosthesis, saving cancer patient's leg

Surgeons at Madrid's Gregorio Marañón hospital have implanted the world's first personalized 3D-printed metamaterial bone prosthesis, saving a 38-year-old French cancer patient from leg amputation nearly a year after surgery.

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Discoveries·Aug 16

Inside Mainz's Natural History Museum: curating fossils from 20,000 to 400 million years old

Staff at the Natural History Museum in Mainz curate fossils spanning hundreds of millions of years, from Ice Age mammal bones to ancient shark remains, drawing researchers from around the world to the underground storage rooms of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Discoveries·from Aug 23·upd. 3d ago

China postpones Chang'e-7 lunar south pole mission after launch window closes

Chinese space authorities have postponed the Chang'e-7 robotic mission to the lunar south pole from the Wenchang launch site, missing the planned 2026 launch window following weather warnings and a recent rocket anomaly.

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Discoveries·Aug 19

LandSpace lands reusable Zhuque-3 booster in Gansu after orbital launch

Chinese commercial aerospace firm LandSpace recovered the first stage of its Zhuque-3 rocket on landing legs in Gansu province on Wednesday, following the launch of the Honghu-3 satellite.

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Discoveries·6d ago

Chester Zoo treats 23-year-old python with electrochemotherapy in veterinary first

Veterinarians at Chester Zoo and the University of Liverpool treated a 4.5-metre reticulated python using electrochemotherapy after a malignant jaw tumour returned following surgery.

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Discoveries·from Aug 19·upd. Aug 20

Moderna and Merck report positive Phase 3 trial results for personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine

Moderna and Merck announced that their individualized mRNA vaccine intismeran autogene significantly reduced recurrence and metastasis in 1,137 high-risk melanoma patients when combined with Keytruda.

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Partial lunar eclipse to turn the Moon red across the Americas and Western Europe

Partial lunar eclipse to darken up to 96 percent of Moon over Central Europe on Friday

Deep partial lunar eclipse will turn the Moon copper red on 28 August 2026

Necropsy finds German Baltic Sea humpback whale likely died of severe bacterial infection

Sophie Adenot and Anil Menon replace ISS communication antenna during second spacewalk

Earth's shadow to cover 96% of Sturgeon Moon in partial lunar eclipse on 28 August

Madrid hospital implants world's first 3D-printed metamaterial bone prosthesis, saving cancer patient's leg

Inside Mainz's Natural History Museum: curating fossils from 20,000 to 400 million years old

China postpones Chang'e-7 lunar south pole mission after launch window closes

LandSpace lands reusable Zhuque-3 booster in Gansu after orbital launch

Chester Zoo treats 23-year-old python with electrochemotherapy in veterinary first

Moderna and Merck report positive Phase 3 trial results for personalized mRNA melanoma vaccine

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