Eclipse, Perseids and Six Planets Converge on August 12

As NASA chases the Moon’s shadow at 50,000 feet, skywatchers will experience an unusual convergence of a total solar eclipse, the Perseid meteor shower and a six-planet parade. Wednesday will bring an unusual concentration of celestial events: a total solar eclipse, the peak of the Perseid meteor shower and a six-planet parade — while NASA […]

Moon Impact Offers Rare Scientific Opportunity Amid Rising Lunar Clutter

A discarded Falcon 9 upper stage struck the moon Wednesday, giving scientists a rare chance to study an artificial impact while drawing renewed attention to the growing accumulation of human-made debris beyond Earth. A discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the moon early Wednesday, August 5, 2026, creating a new artificial impact crater and […]

Months After Dreamland, New Interviews Renew Debate Over NASA’s Moon Archives

Recent interviews with researchers examining Apollo imagery are drawing attention to allegations that NASA altered historical photographs—questions explored in depth months earlier on Dreamland with Peter Robbins. For decades, allegations that NASA altered or withheld Apollo-era photographs have remained on the fringes of public discussion. Now, a series of newly published interviews and renewed media […]

Why NASA Intends to Start a Fire on the Moon

The Flammability of Materials on the Moon mission will conduct the first combustion experiment ever performed on another world, helping scientists understand how fire behaves in lunar gravity before astronauts establish long-term habitats. NASA is preparing for an unusual milestone in space exploration: intentionally starting a fire on the Moon. The Flammability of Materials on […]