🇫🇷 France
BepiColombo's Final Maneuver: A Complex Separation Before Mercury
The European Space Agency's BepiColombo mission is about to perform its most delicate maneuver yet, and it's h
🗂 Archive
Archive: August 2026
A monthly snapshot of the stories GoshNews surfaced, organized for deeper browsing and long-tail search value.
Countries in this month
🇺🇸 United States 83
🇨🇳 China 42
🇫🇷 France 13
🇬🇧 United Kingdom 13
🇦🇺 Australia 10
🇳🇵 Nepal 10
🇪🇸 Spain 10
🇩🇪 Germany 8
🇯🇵 Japan 7
🇭🇰 Hong Kong 5
Published this month
🇨🇳 China
Weekend lie-ins may lower heart risk, study finds
Sleeping in on Saturday and Sunday may do more than feel indulgent. A new study from China suggests that weeke
🇨🇮 Ivory Coast
Monkey Feet Upend Fossil Clues to Human Evolution
Wild monkeys in West Africa can bend their feet in ways scientists thought only apes could, a discovery that t
🇺🇸 United States
NASA's Roman Space Telescope Launches to Unlock Cosmic Mysteries
A telescope named after the woman who helped make the Hubble Space Telescope possible is now in orbit, and it
🇨🇱 Chile
Satellites spot whale strandings in remote Patagonia from space
Whale strandings in remote fjords are hard to find, but now scientists can spot them from hundreds of miles ab
🇳🇵 Nepal
Satellites reveal Nepal flood devastation after glacier collapse
The catastrophic flash flood that struck northern Nepal on 26 August was so powerful that the glacier collapse
🇨🇳 China
Shanghai launches space computing hub in China-US race
Shanghai has opened a new facility dedicated to space computing, a move that signals China's growing ambitions
🇦🇺 Australia
Thylacine skull reveals it was no tiger or wolf
The thylacine, often called the Tasmanian tiger, was not a tiger at all. And a new study of its skull in Austr
🇺🇸 United States
Roman Telescope Launches to Map the Infrared Sky
A new eye on the cosmos opened on 30 August 2026, when NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope rode a SpaceX
🇺🇸 United States
NASA's First Telescope Named for a Female Scientist Launches
NASA has made history by launching its first telescope named after a female scientist. The spacecraft lifted o
🇺🇸 United States
Mars Has a Hidden Heat Divide, Scientists Find
Deep beneath the Martian south, the planet is hiding a fiery secret. New gravity measurements show the interio
🇺🇸 United States
NASA's Roman Telescope Launches to Probe Dark Universe
A space telescope named after NASA's first chief astronomer is now in orbit, and it is built to answer one of
🇦🇺 Australia
Statins cut heart risk for healthy over 70s, trial finds
Healthy people over 70 can safely take statins to lower their risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to
🇨🇳 China
Asia's Water Tower Is Wobbling, Simulations Show
The Tibetan Plateau, often called Asia's water tower, is not as stable as its name suggests. New computer simu
🇳🇵 Nepal
Himalayan Melt Unleashes Deadly Floods Along Nepal-China Border
A day before a wall of ice, rock and muddy water tore through Himalayan valleys along the Nepal-China border,
🇺🇸 United States
Louisiana opens first recreational alligator hunt in 50 years
Louisiana is about to do something it hasn't done in more than half a century: let everyday residents hunt all
🇳🇵 Nepal
Nepal's New Lake on China Border Sparks Flood Fears
A glacier collapse in Nepal has created a new lake that could unleash another devastating flood, just years af
🌍 Angola
Skywatchers across Africa marvel at near-total lunar eclipse
On August 28, 2026, the moon crept through Earth's shadow in a near-total lunar eclipse, turning the night sky
🇺🇸 United States
Utah's Mount Timpanogos hides a massive 83% ice glacier
A rocky mountainside in Utah is hiding a giant block of ice that makes up 83% of its volume, enough frozen wat
🇿🇦 South Africa
Dolphin Dies of Bird Flu in South Africa as Researchers Leave Remote Island
A dolphin has died from H5 bird flu in South Africa, marking a rare and worrying crossover of the virus into a
🇺🇸 United States
NASA's Roman Telescope Will Rewrite Cosmic History
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch in 2027, will capture images of the cosmos with a field o
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
World's First Clean-Power Music Festival to Feature Lorde and Little Simz
A music festival in the United Kingdom is about to make history by running entirely on clean power, with Lorde
🇮🇩 Indonesia
Community programs slowed forest loss in Indonesian Borneo
When the world shut down for COVID-19, many expected forests to breathe easier. But in Indonesian Borneo, the
🇺🇸 United States
Animal-Microbe Partnerships Predate Complex Life
The oldest known animal-microbe partnerships may be far older than the animals themselves. New research sugges
🇿🇦 South Africa
Spekboom Gold Rush: Big Money in South Africa's Restoration Boom
A humble succulent that once barely registered on the economic map is now drawing serious money in South Afric
🇫🇷 France
Europe's New Weather Satellite Trio Is Now Complete
Europe's latest weather satellite, MTG-I2, blasted off from French Guiana on Thursday evening, completing a th
🇳🇵 Nepal
Glacial Collapse Near Nepal-China Border Triggered Deadly Floods
A sudden collapse of glacier and rock near the Nepal-China border unleashed a wall of water that devastated do
🇳🇵 Nepal
Nepal Floods Expose Rising Glacier Danger in Himalayas
Flash floods tore through Nepal's Nuwakot district on August 27, 2026, leaving earthmovers to clear debris whe
🇰🇷 South Korea
Robot Olympics Show Humanoids Advancing Fast, Still Clumsy
Humanoid robots are getting better at walking, balancing and reacting, but they still stumble in ways that mak
🇺🇸 United States
Mammograms may reveal hidden heart risks in women
A routine mammogram, already a standard tool for breast cancer screening, may also hold clues about a woman's
🇺🇸 United States
AI Finds Cheaper Way to 3D-Print NASA Rocket Alloy
An artificial intelligence system has cracked a problem that stumped human engineers for years: how to 3D-prin
🇨🇳 China
Himalayan Glacier Alarm: China and Nepal's Early Warning Test
The world's highest mountain range is melting, and two countries have built an alarm system to warn of the dan
🇨🇳 China
324-Million-Year-Old Fossil Shows Insects' Amphibious First Steps
A newly discovered 324-million-year-old fossil suggests insects did not conquer land in a single dramatic leap
🇦🇺 Australia
Magnetar's Light May Prove Empty Space Can Bend Light
Scientists may have finally caught empty space altering light, a quantum effect predicted by Werner Heisenberg
🇩🇪 Germany
BepiColombo Begins Risky Arrival at Mercury After 8 Years
After eight years of travel, the BepiColombo spacecraft is finally about to reach Mercury. On 3 September 2026
🇳🇵 Nepal
Glacial Collapse in Nepal Kills 165 in Flash Floods
A single glacial collapse near the Nepal-China border unleashed floods that killed more than 165 people, turni
🇫🇷 France
Europe Signs First Contracts to Boost Rocket Launch Competition
The European Space Agency has signed the first contracts of its European Launcher Challenge, a program designe
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Wild Swimming in UK Tied to Higher Risk of Stomach Bugs and Rashes
The cold, clear water of a British river or lake may look inviting, but a new study from the University of Eas
🇨🇳 China
Beijing Trees Found Emitting Ozone Smog in Surprise Study
Trees in Beijing are not just victims of the city's notorious air pollution. They are also contributors, accor
🇫🇷 France
Meteosat Satellite Sealed in Ariane 6 for Thursday Launch
A weather satellite that will track lightning and storms in unprecedented detail is now sealed inside an Arian
🇨🇳 China
China's Tianmu Mountain blends ancient faith with modern conservation
For over a thousand years, monks and pilgrims on China's Tianmu Mountain have protected its forests and wildli
🇳🇵 Nepal
Glacial Collapse Triggered Seismic Shakes and Nepal Floods
The ground shook before the water arrived. A massive glacial collapse in Nepal set off seismic activity that w
🇨🇳 China
China launches bamboo floating solar farm off Shandong coast
The world's first bamboo-built floating solar farm is now generating power off China's Shandong coast, a 100-k
🇳🇵 Nepal
Nepal's 'Liquid Concrete' Floods: What Scientists Know
The wall of mud and debris that slammed into villages along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday morning moved
🇦🇺 Australia
149 New Deep-Sea Species Found at Indian Ocean Seamounts
A single expedition to a chain of underwater mountains in the Indian Ocean has yielded 149 species never befor
🇺🇸 United States
Roman Space Telescope Moves to SpaceX Hangar in Florida
The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next major observatory, has just reached a SpaceX hangar in Florida, marking
🇺🇸 United States
NASA Pilots Chase Moon's Shadow for Eclipse Science
Two NASA pilots flew directly into the moon's shadow during a total solar eclipse, turning a routine flight in
🇨🇳 China
Self-Exercising Muscle Grafts Developed in China
Scientists in China have developed muscle grafts that can exercise themselves, a breakthrough that could chang
🇺🇸 United States
Roman Telescope Sealed for Launch to Hunt Alien Worlds
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now tucked inside the protective shell of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy ro
🇳🇵 Nepal
190-Year-Old DNA Uncovers Hidden Himalayan Pangolin Species
A nearly 190-year-old museum specimen has yielded DNA that confirms a distinct pangolin species has been hidin
