The space of night is infinite,
The blackness and emptiness
Crossed only by thin bright fences
Of logic

— Kenneth Rexroth
"Theory of Numbers"

Astronomy

Being angry for just 8 minutes could increase risk of a heart attack

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:18am
People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks
Categories: Astronomy

Being angry for just 8 minutes could increase risk of a heart attack

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:18am
People who were asked to recall past events that made them angry experienced a change to their blood vessels that has been linked with heart attacks
Categories: Astronomy

Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:00am
A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles
Categories: Astronomy

Odd bump on praying mantis chest is actually world’s weirdest tongue

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:00am
A bristly bump on some mantises’ chests is a never-before-seen “gustifolium”, which may have evolved to help the insects with their highly specialised lifestyles
Categories: Astronomy

China’s Population Could Shrink to Half by 2100

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 8:00am

Is China’s future population drop a crisis or an opportunity?

Categories: Astronomy

Exercise Helps Your Brain as Much as Your Body

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 7:30am

Instead of just asking questions about how exercise helps our bodies, let’s also consider how it helps our brains

Categories: Astronomy

Chatbots Have Thoroughly Infiltrated Scientific Publishing

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:45am

One percent of scientific articles published in 2023 showed signs of generative AI’s potential involvement, according to a recent analysis

Categories: Astronomy

Can Food Work as Medicine?

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:30am

Doctors are starting to prescribe vegetables or entire meals to ward off disease.

Categories: Astronomy

The best new science fiction books of May 2024

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:00am
A new Stephen King short story collection, an Ursula K. Le Guin reissue and a celebration of cyberpunk featuring writing from Philip K. Dick and Cory Doctorow are among the new science fiction titles published this month
Categories: Astronomy

The best new science fiction books of May 2024

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:00am
A new Stephen King short story collection, an Ursula K. Le Guin reissue and a celebration of cyberpunk featuring writing from Philip K. Dick and Cory Doctorow are among the new science fiction titles published this month
Categories: Astronomy

How Do We Know Anything For Certain?

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:00am

Some practical advice for how to sit, happily, joyfully, with uncertainty—and in doing so, grow and learn from it.

Categories: Astronomy

How to watch Boeing's 1st Starliner astronaut launch webcasts live online

Space.com - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 6:00am
Boeing's Starliner capsule is scheduled to launch astronauts for the first time ever on May 6. Here's how to watch that historic liftoff, as well as key events before and after it.
Categories: Astronomy

Sticker fun in space!

ESO Top News - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 2:48am

Exciting news for young space fans! PaniniPedia Space, the most complete and up-to-date sticker reference album about space, launches in France on 1 May 2024. Created by Panini in collaboration with ESA, PaniniPedia Space takes readers on a journey of discovery through our Solar System and beyond.

Categories: Astronomy

Want to move fast? Look for these materials in your next running shoes

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 2:00am
Spiked running shoes with a rubbery material between the inner and outer soles, and a stiff plate to improve stability, seem to help people move faster
Categories: Astronomy

Want to move fast? Look for these materials in your next running shoes

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 2:00am
Spiked running shoes with a rubbery material between the inner and outer soles, and a stiff plate to improve stability, seem to help people move faster
Categories: Astronomy

May Podcast: Big Dipper Shows the Way

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 2:00am

High above you on May evenings is an one obvious star pattern that just about everyone knows: the Big Dipper. This “Swiss Army Knife of the sky” can help you find many other key springtime stars and constellations. Just download or stream this month’s Sky Tour podcast.

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Categories: Astronomy

NGC 604: Giant Stellar Nursery

APOD - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00am

Located some 3 million light-years away in the arms of nearby spiral


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

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APOD - Wed, 05/01/2024 - 12:00am

How did a star form this beautiful nebula?


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Running around a 'wall of death' could keep moon settlers fit

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 04/30/2024 - 8:01pm
Lunar settlers could avoid health problems like muscle wasting by running on the inside of a circular wall to mimic the pull of Earth’s gravity on the body
Categories: Astronomy

Running around a 'wall of death' could keep moon settlers fit

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 04/30/2024 - 8:01pm
Lunar settlers could avoid health problems like muscle wasting by running on the inside of a circular wall to mimic the pull of Earth’s gravity on the body
Categories: Astronomy