We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.

— Oscar Wilde

Astronomy

NASA's Artemis II Spacecraft on the Launch Pad

Universe Today - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 10:08pm

NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will carry the Artemis II crew around the Moon, sits at the launch pad on Jan. 17, 2026, after rollout. It rests atop the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Orion can provide living space on missions for four astronauts for up to 21 days without docking to another spacecraft. Advances in technology […]

Categories: Astronomy

NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans

APOD - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 8:00pm

NGC 2442: Galaxy in Volans


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Women and men are almost equally as likely to be diagnosed as autistic by adulthood, new study finds

Scientific American.com - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 6:31pm

Boys are more likely to be diagnosed as autistic as children—but by adulthood, that trend changes, according to a new study in Sweden

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Is the Universe Older Than We Think? Part 2: Tired Light

Universe Today - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 4:07pm

This is all based on the assumption that galaxies are receding away from us. And I actually cheated a little.

Categories: Astronomy

Nasal spray could prevent infections from any flu strain

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 2:00pm
An antibody that has the power to neutralise any influenza strain could be widely administered in the form of a nasal spray if a flu pandemic emerges
Categories: Astronomy

Nasal spray could prevent infections from any flu strain

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 2:00pm
An antibody that has the power to neutralise any influenza strain could be widely administered in the form of a nasal spray if a flu pandemic emerges
Categories: Astronomy

Lung cancer hijacks the brain to trick the immune system

Scientific American.com - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 2:00pm

Lung cancer tumor cells in mice communicate with the brain, sending signals to deactivate the body’s immune response, a study finds

Categories: Astronomy

Cosmic Collision: The JWST Found An Early 5-Galaxy Merger

Universe Today - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:46pm

The JWST found a system of at least five interacting galaxies only 800 million years after the Big Bang. The discovery adds weight to the growing understanding that galaxies were interacting and shaping their surroundings far earlier than scientists thought. There's also evidence that the collision was redistributing heavy elements beyond the galaxies themselves.

Categories: Astronomy

Physicists trace particles back to the quantum vacuum

Scientific American.com - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:45pm

Scientists have found “strange quarks” that originated as virtual particles that sprang from nothing

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Mesmerizing 'cloud streets' emerge from Florida's frigid air

Scientific American.com - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:03pm

As temperatures plunged across the eastern U.S., a breathtaking cloud pattern took shape off the coasts of Florida

Categories: Astronomy

Sebastião Salgado's stunning shots of the world's icy regions

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
The late photographer's work depicting some of the world's coldest places is collected in his new book Genesis
Categories: Astronomy

Sebastião Salgado's stunning shots of the world's icy regions

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
The late photographer's work depicting some of the world's coldest places is collected in his new book Genesis
Categories: Astronomy

How clinical research is still failing underrepresented communities

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
As a doctor working in genomic research, I know that we lack vital data for Black people and many other groups. Here's how we can change that, says Drews Adade
Categories: Astronomy

How clinical research is still failing underrepresented communities

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
As a doctor working in genomic research, I know that we lack vital data for Black people and many other groups. Here's how we can change that, says Drews Adade
Categories: Astronomy

Personalised medicine is yet to deliver, but that must start to change

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
Companies are happy to sell you personalised tracking of your biomarkers or a tailored nutrition plan, but truly personalised medicine should be able to tackle the vast differences some people have in response to the same diseases
Categories: Astronomy

Personalised medicine is yet to deliver, but that must start to change

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
Companies are happy to sell you personalised tracking of your biomarkers or a tailored nutrition plan, but truly personalised medicine should be able to tackle the vast differences some people have in response to the same diseases
Categories: Astronomy

Do weeds really love poor soil? Not if you look at the science

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
It's a truism that weeds love poor soil, but is there anything to it? And what is a weed, anyway? James Wong investigates
Categories: Astronomy

Do weeds really love poor soil? Not if you look at the science

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
It's a truism that weeds love poor soil, but is there anything to it? And what is a weed, anyway? James Wong investigates
Categories: Astronomy

The Beauty may be horror TV but it misses the genre's point

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
In The Beauty, mysterious deaths of models are linked to a new drug and a sexually transmitted infection, both of which kill as they beautify. But if you want great body horror, this isn't the place to look, concludes Bethan Ackerley
Categories: Astronomy

The Beauty may be horror TV but it misses the genre's point

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 02/04/2026 - 1:00pm
In The Beauty, mysterious deaths of models are linked to a new drug and a sexually transmitted infection, both of which kill as they beautify. But if you want great body horror, this isn't the place to look, concludes Bethan Ackerley
Categories: Astronomy