Watch the stars and from them learn. To the Master's honor all must turn, Each in its track, without a sound, Forever tracing Newton's ground

— Albert Einstein

Astronomy

Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 4:00pm
Astronomers use algorithms to analyze the numerous images coming from space, but how accurate are they?
Categories: Astronomy

Could NASA's Mars Sample Return be saved? Lockheed Martin proposes $3 billion plan to haul home Red Planet rocks (video)

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 3:00pm
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a new proposal to take over NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return mission for less than half the current cost while achieving key science goals.
Categories: Astronomy

70,000 years ago humans underwent a major shift – that’s why we exist

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 2:00pm
Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world
Categories: Astronomy

70,000 years ago humans underwent a major shift – that’s why we exist

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 2:00pm
Ancient humans in Africa changed their behaviour in a major way 70,000 years ago, which could explain how their descendants managed to people the rest of the world
Categories: Astronomy

Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 model rocket deals

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 2:00pm
Here are the best Amazon Prime Day model rocket deals as we round up the biggest discounts ahead of the sales event, which launches on July 8.
Categories: Astronomy

The ocean on Saturn's icy moon Enceladus has the right pH for life — barely

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 2:00pm
"We know that some microbes on Earth can tolerate the range of pH found on Enceladus."
Categories: Astronomy

Gut Microbe Deficiency in U.S. Babies Tied to Asthma, Allergies, Autoimmune Disorders

Scientific American.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 1:30pm

Babies lacking in key gut bacteria are at greater risk of developing asthma, allergies or eczema

Categories: Astronomy

Geoengineering could avoid climate tipping points, but not if we delay

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 1:00pm
Putting aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight could prevent the shutdown of key ocean currents, but only if it is done soon, a computer model suggests
Categories: Astronomy

Geoengineering could avoid climate tipping points, but not if we delay

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 1:00pm
Putting aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight could prevent the shutdown of key ocean currents, but only if it is done soon, a computer model suggests
Categories: Astronomy

Intelligent aliens could be drawn to Earth by 'leaking' airports

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 1:00pm
Radar signals from "leaky" civilian and military aviation systems could act as a beacon to alien life, revealing intelligent life on Earth while helping us pinpoint them.
Categories: Astronomy

Flood Forecasts in Texas and Beyond Could Worsen with Trump NWS Cuts

Scientific American.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 12:30pm

Forecasts and warnings largely worked during the recent flooding catastrophe in Texas. Those systems are expected to degrade as President Donald Trump’s cuts to the National Weather Service, satellites and other key services take hold

Categories: Astronomy

'Flashes of brilliance and frustration': I let an AI agent run my day

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Ordering takeaway food, writing emails, reworking presentations: AI assistants are promoted as a way of outsourcing mundane tasks to free up your time for more interesting pursuits. So, what are they actually good for – and what are the risks?
Categories: Astronomy

'Flashes of brilliance and frustration': I let an AI agent run my day

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Ordering takeaway food, writing emails, reworking presentations: AI assistants are promoted as a way of outsourcing mundane tasks to free up your time for more interesting pursuits. So, what are they actually good for – and what are the risks?
Categories: Astronomy

What time is the full moon on July 10?

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Find out what time the full moon rises on July 10, 2025, how to see the Buck Moon from your location, and why it looks bigger near the horizon.
Categories: Astronomy

Stellar Duo

NASA Image of the Day - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 11:32am
The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which has also captured a smaller companion star in the upper left of this image. Both stars lie in the Orion Nebula, a colossal region of star formation roughly 1450 light years from Earth.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 11:26am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on July 8, 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

Science Makes the U.S. a Great Nation

Scientific American.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 10:00am

History tells us what happens when great nations attack science

Categories: Astronomy

How your smartphone is powered by debris from a nova star explosion

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 10:00am
The discovery could explain why younger stars seem to have more lithium than the Big Bang theory says they should have.
Categories: Astronomy

The best viral star projector is now 25% off for Amazon Prime Day

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 9:24am
The Orzorz Star Projector, the best viral model and best under $100, is now 25% off this Amazon Prime Day in one of the best star projector deals.
Categories: Astronomy

How Trump's budget cuts could affect 2 iconic space telescopes: Hubble and James Webb

Space.com - Tue, 07/08/2025 - 9:00am
At the 246th American Astronomical Society meeting in Alaska last month, scientists discussed how Trump's budget cuts could affect operations for the Hubble Space Telescope and JWST.
Categories: Astronomy