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

— Oscar Wilde

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Waste Wars Tracks the 'Wild Afterlife' of Garbage on an International Black Market

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 8:00am

Alexander Clapp, author of new nonfiction book 'Waste Wars,' tracks the world-wide blackmarket trade of our garbage

Categories: Astronomy

US Space Force practices 'orbital warfare' in largest-ever training event

Space.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 8:00am
The United States Space Force is undertaking its largest training exercise ever, in order to demonstrate that it is "prepared to fight and win in space."
Categories: Astronomy

Never lose your tech or skywatching gear again as the Apple AirTag is 31% off on the final day or Amazon Prime Day

Space.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 7:43am
It's the final day of Prime Day and the Perseid meteor shower starts shortly, so now is the perfect time to save big on the Apple AirTag.
Categories: Astronomy

Climate could warm another 0.5°C if we fail to capture far more CO2

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 7:00am
Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge expansion of carbon management technologies
Categories: Astronomy

Climate could warm another 0.5°C if we fail to capture far more CO2

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 7:00am
Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge expansion of carbon management technologies
Categories: Astronomy

Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 7:00am
Urban trees lining streets fare better in dry spells than those in parks – now it seems that leaky water pipes are the reason for their endurance
Categories: Astronomy

Trees on city streets cope with drought by drinking from leaky pipes

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 7:00am
Urban trees lining streets fare better in dry spells than those in parks – now it seems that leaky water pipes are the reason for their endurance
Categories: Astronomy

ChatGPT Is Changing the Words We Use in Conversation

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 7:00am

Words frequently used by ChatGPT, including “delve” and “meticulous,” are getting more common in spoken language, according to an analysis of more than 700,000 hours of videos and podcasts

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We’re Light-Years Away from True Artificial Intelligence, Says Murderbot Author Martha Wells

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 7:00am

Today’s large language models are hardly related to the kinds of machine intelligence we see in science fiction, according to Martha Wells, author of the Murderbot Diaries series

Categories: Astronomy

Love Fujifilm? These are the best prices on the last day of Amazon Prime Day

Space.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 6:58am
These are the best prices for Fujifilm cameras on the last day of Amazon Prime Day — prices could jump up at any moment!
Categories: Astronomy

Water on Mars Probably Doesn’t Explain These Weird Streaks

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 6:45am

A new global overview of Mars suggests dust, rather than water, is the source of mysterious streaks there

Categories: Astronomy

July 2025 full 'Buck Moon' dazzles skywatchers worldwide (photos)

Space.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 6:08am
The July full moon didn't disappoint as it rode low across the horizon last night and we've got the photos to prove it.
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How and Why Humans Began to Sing, a Musicology and Neuroscience Perspective

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 6:00am

Musicologists and neuroscientists have been trying to understand what turns speech into music.

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Who is Sean Duffy, NASA's new interim chief? From champion lumberjack, reality TV star and Cabinet secretary to space

Space.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 6:00am
President Donald Trump has tapped Transportation Secretary and former reality TV star Sean Duffy to lead NASA on an interim basis. Here's what we know about the man.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers say new interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is 'very likely to be the oldest comet we have ever seen'

Space.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 5:01am
3I/ATLAS isn't just fascinating because it is the third interstellar visitor found in the solar system; new research suggests it's also the oldest comet ever seen, at over 7 billion years old.
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Earth from Space: Lake District, UK

ESO Top News - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 4:00am
Image: The varied landscape of England’s Lake District is featured in this image captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission.
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ESA Council receives Anniversary Statement

ESO Top News - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 3:25am

The Council of the European Space Agency has received the Anniversary Statement as signed by Member States marking 50 years of the agency.

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$249 off these Canon image stabilized binoculars — make stargazing easy

Space.com - Fri, 07/11/2025 - 3:00am
Grab the Canon 10x42L IS WP Binoculars for just $1210 at Newegg and gaze at the lunar surface during the Buck moon!
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