WeeklyTrailESA's PANGAEA geology training marks 10 years with three astronauts
ESA astronaut Pablo Álvarez Fernández, NASA's Jasmin Moghbeli and Kimiya Yui of JAXA completed PANGAEA's 10th edition, a three-week geology course spanning Italy, Germany and Spain.
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European Mars rover prototype completes desert rehearsal in Spain
A prototype of Europe's ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover travelled 220 metres across Spain's Tabernas desert during an eight-day test, part of preparations for a planned Mars landing in 2030.
Perseid Meteor Above La Palma Reflected in LST-1 Telescope Mirror
A NASA astronomy image of the day features an August 15 Perseid meteor shooting past the central Milky Way above the prototype Large-Sized Telescope at La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands.
Newcastle disease centenary marked at APHA Weybridge on 17 September 2026
A hybrid event on 17 September 2026 marked 100 years of Newcastle disease research, bringing experts from the UK, Italy, Spain, Germany, Pakistan and the US together at APHA Weybridge.
ESA's Busy August 2026: Spacewalks, Launches and New Discoveries
The European Space Agency's monthly roundup for August 2026 covered the launch of the MTG-I2 weather satellite aboard Ariane 6, Sophie Adenot's historic spacewalks, a live total solar eclipse broadcast from Spain, a Mars flyover and a discovery near the Milky Way's central black hole.
NASA Reports Observations of Aug. 12, 2026 Total Solar Eclipse From Ground, Air and Space
In a report published Aug. 21, 2026, NASA described observations of the Aug. 12, 2026 total solar eclipse over Greenland, Iceland and Spain, including images from an aircraft at 50,000 feet and about 18% coverage seen from the space station.
APOD notes golden corona in Spain's 2026 August 12 total solar eclipse
An APOD entry dated 2026 August 17 describes an HDR multiple-exposure image captured in Benavente, Spain, during the 2026 August 12 total solar eclipse, when observers saw an unusually golden corona.
NASA image records August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse over northern Spain
A composite photograph from San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain, shows the August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse before, during and after totality, NASA's Earth Observatory reported on August 14, 2026.
NASA APOD Features Overnight Total Solar Eclipse Over Spain From August 2026
A NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day entry published on August 13, 2026, described the Moon's total eclipse of the Sun a day earlier, with views of totality captured in Zaragoza, Spain.
NASA previewed August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse over Iceland and Spain
A NASA Earth Observatory report published August 12, 2026 described that day's total solar eclipse, with totality beginning over western Iceland at about 17:45 Universal Time and later crossing northern Spain.
ESA ‘musification’ turns 2026 total solar eclipse data into sound
ESA’s CESAR team and Rubén García Benito of IAA-CSIC created a musical interpretation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre in Spain. Nine parameters from a Stellarium simulation shape the sound.