The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.

— Peter De Vries

Astronomy

New subtype of diabetes found in youths from sub-Saharan Africa

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 1:00pm
In sub-Saharan African youths diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, 65 per cent do not have antibodies or genetic risks associated with the disease, suggesting they have a novel non-autoimmune subtype of the disorder
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New subtype of diabetes found in youths from sub-Saharan Africa

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 1:00pm
In sub-Saharan African youths diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, 65 per cent do not have antibodies or genetic risks associated with the disease, suggesting they have a novel non-autoimmune subtype of the disorder
Categories: Astronomy

US Space Force's new deep space radar tracks multiple satellites 22,000 miles away in key test

Space.com - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 1:00pm
The U.S. Space Force's powerful new military radar system designed to detect and track objects in distant orbits above Earth has passed an initial key test.
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Mind-reading AI can turn even imagined speech into spoken words

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00pm
A brain-computer interface has enabled people with paralysis to turn their thoughts directly into words, requiring less effort than older techniques where a physical attempt at speech had to be made
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Mind-reading AI can turn even imagined speech into spoken words

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00pm
A brain-computer interface has enabled people with paralysis to turn their thoughts directly into words, requiring less effort than older techniques where a physical attempt at speech had to be made
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Discovery of 250 'mini galaxies' could help scientists pin down the nature of dark matter

Space.com - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00pm
Only a fraction of the size of the Milky Way, these galaxies have thus far been too faint for most telescopes to spot.
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Why no one can agree on what quantum physics really means

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 11:03am
For a century, quantum theory has passed every experimental test, but physicists can’t agree on how to use it to paint a picture of our reality – or even whether that is possible
Categories: Astronomy

Blue Origin pitches new 'Mars Telecommunications Orbiter' for Red Planet missions (video)

Space.com - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 11:00am
Blue Origin has used its Blue Ring spacecraft platform to develop the Mars Telecommunications Orbiter, which the company says could aid future NASA missions to the Red Planet.
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Trump signs executive order to boost commercial space — and shift NASA's balance of power

Space.com - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 10:48am
The executive order directs multiple federal agencies to streamline launch licensing, fast-track spaceport construction and better support emerging in-space industries.
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Say Cheese!

NASA Image of the Day - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 10:41am
Eleven International Space Station crew members gather inside the International Space Station's Unity module for a portrait on Aug. 3, 2025.
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SpaceX sends 28 more Starlink satellites into orbit on Falcon 9 flight from Florida (video)

Space.com - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 10:02am
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday morning (Aug. 14), carrying 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit.
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2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously hot and humid days

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 10:00am
As the planet heats up, the atmosphere is holding more moisture – and this is resulting in more days with weather conditions close to the limits of survivability
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I tried to image the Veil Nebula but accidentally got an 'Alien' Xenomorph (photo)

Space.com - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 10:00am
As 'Alien: Earth' hits screens, the night sky delivers a cameo from the franchise's iconic villain.
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Living at high altitude may help ward off obesity

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 9:00am
Children seem to be less likely to be obese if they live at high altitude, which may be due to its effect on metabolism and appetite
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Don't miss the moon rendezvous with the Pleiades in the early morning sky Aug. 16–17

Space.com - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 9:00am
The moon will drift towards the Pleiades and Uranus in the early hours of Aug. 16-17.
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Why Kirk's main character energy is bad news for 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'

Space.com - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 9:00am
The future captain of the Enterprise eclipses his co-stars every time he appears in "Strange New Worlds."
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