When it comes to atoms, language can be used only as in poetry.
The poet, too, is not nearly so concerned with describing facts
as with creating images.

— Niels Bohr

Astronomy

See asteroid Donaldjohanson up close thanks to NASA's Lucy mission | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2025

Space.com - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 10:17am
On April 20th, NASA's Lucy was in the sky, not with diamonds, but with an asteroid.
Categories: Astronomy

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will help astronomers investigate dark matter, continuing the legacy of its pioneering namesake

Space.com - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 10:00am
Dark matter makes up 85% of the universe, but researchers, including Vera Rubin herself, historically have had a hard time finding it.
Categories: Astronomy

July full moon 2025 rises this week: Here's what to expect from the 'Buck Moon'

Space.com - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 9:53am
July’s full 'Buck Moon' rises close to aphelion, making it the furthest full moon from the sun in 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

ChatGPT could pilot a spacecraft unexpectedly well, early tests find

Space.com - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 9:00am
In a recent contest, teams of researchers competed to see who could train an AI model to best pilot a spaceship. The results suggest that an era of autonomous space exploration may be closer than we think.
Categories: Astronomy

Vapour-sniffing drug detector tested at the US-Mexico border

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 8:00am
Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog’s nose can pick up their traces in seconds
Categories: Astronomy

Vapour-sniffing drug detector tested at the US-Mexico border

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 8:00am
Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog’s nose can pick up their traces in seconds
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US government tests new vapour-sniffing drug detector at the border

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 8:00am
Drugs and explosive chemicals are difficult to detect, but a device more sensitive than a dog’s nose can pick up their traces in seconds
Categories: Astronomy

Pulsing Magma in Earth’s Mantle Drives Tectonic Plates Tearing Africa Apart

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:30am

Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones meet in East Africa

Categories: Astronomy

New interstellar object 3I/ATLAS: Everything we know about the rare cosmic visitor

Space.com - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:15am
How do we know 3I/ATLAS, also called comet C/2025 N1 (ATLAS), is interstellar? Will it strike Earth? Can we visit it? Here are all of your questions answered.
Categories: Astronomy

AI could be about to completely change the way we do mathematics

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:00am
Computers can help ensure that mathematical proofs are correct, but translating traditional maths into a machine-readable format is an arduous task. Now, the latest generation of artificial intelligence models is taking on the job, and could change the face of maths research
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AI could be about to completely change the way we do mathematics

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:00am
Computers can help ensure that mathematical proofs are correct, but translating traditional maths into a machine-readable format is an arduous task. Now, the latest generation of artificial intelligence models is taking on the job, and could change the face of maths research
Categories: Astronomy

Astronaut Matthew Dominick Speaks to Scientific American, Live from the International Space Station

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:00am

We spoke with NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick in an exclusive, first-ever interview from the cupola of the International Space Station.

Categories: Astronomy

Want to bulk up and build muscle? Don't go to space

Space.com - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 6:00am
Tissue samples sent to the International Space Station reveal what can happen to astronauts on long-term missions.
Categories: Astronomy

'Hybrid' skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 5:45am
The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggesting her parents might have belonged to different species
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'Hybrid' skull may have been a child of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/07/2025 - 5:45am
The skull of a 5-year-old girl who lived 140,000 years ago has similarities with modern Homo sapiens and Neanderthals, suggesting her parents might have belonged to different species
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APOD - Sun, 07/06/2025 - 4:00pm

It's raining stars.


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Space auction: Sally Ride memorabilia collection sells for $145,000

Space.com - Sun, 07/06/2025 - 11:00am
A collection of more than 50 pieces of memorabilia previously owned by Sally Ride, the first American woman to reach space, sold at auction last week for more than $145,000.
Categories: Astronomy