On this day in space! Aug. 10, 1972: A 'Great Daylight Fireball' lights up the sky over North America

Northrop Grumman plans to take technology built into the HALO module for NASA's canceled lunar space station and repurpose it to help develop the Artemis moon base.

What Happened

Northrop Grumman plans to take technology built into the HALO module for NASA's canceled lunar space station and repurpose it to help develop the Artemis moon base.

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This photo, snapped just as the Aug. 12 solar eclipse was about to enter its totality phase, really captures the drama of the moment.

On Aug. 12, 2005, NASA launched its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission.

A shot so spectacular it will leave other astrophotographers green with envy.

SpaceX launched 24 more of its Starlink global internet satellite constellation to orbit from California on Aug. 11, wrapping the second Starlink launch of the day.

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• Sources: Space.com