Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

— Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law

Astronomy

'Boldness is all!' — 'Murderbot' is getting a season 2 on Apple TV+

Space.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 12:00pm
Apple TV+'s excellent adaptation of Martha Wells’s witty sci-fi novels scores another mission as 'Murderbot' is renewed for season 2.
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers hike up Mount Blanc for the view | Space photo of the day for July 15, 2025

Space.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 12:00pm
Four mountaineers and astronomy lovers hiked the tallest peak in Western Europe.
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Brain changes with eating disorders similar to those in OCD and autism

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 11:00am
In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be due to lack of nutrition alone – and some mirror those seen in other neurological conditions
Categories: Astronomy

Brain changes with eating disorders similar to those in OCD and autism

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 11:00am
In children with anorexia nervosa or other restrictive eating disorders, changes in the brain’s outer layer don’t seem to be due to lack of nutrition alone – and some mirror those seen in other neurological conditions
Categories: Astronomy

Why you shouldn't worry a nap will stop your child sleeping at night

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 11:00am
Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won't then sleep at night, but research suggests that is not actually the case
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Why you shouldn't worry a nap will stop your child sleeping at night

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 11:00am
Parents may discourage naps out of concern that their child won't then sleep at night, but research suggests that is not actually the case
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SpaceX will launch next Starship flight in 'about 3 weeks,' Elon Musk says

Space.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 11:00am
SpaceX plans to launch the 10th test flight of its Starship megarocket about three weeks from now, according to company founder and CEO Elon Musk.
Categories: Astronomy

Deals you missed on Prime Day — get these extended deals now before they are gone

Space.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:38am
These Prime Day deals on telescopes, binoculars, cameras, Lego, model rockets and drones are still live on Amazon right now.
Categories: Astronomy

Φsat-2 begins science phase for AI Earth images

ESO Top News - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:31am

Φsat-2, a miniature satellite, has completed its commissioning and has begun delivery of science data, using algorithms to efficiently process and compress Earth observation images, as well as detect wildfires, ships, marine pollution and more.

Categories: Astronomy

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Space.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:12am
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Categories: Astronomy

Smile passes gruelling set of tests

ESO Top News - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:01am

All its parts have been built and put together. It has been wrapped in shiny gold insulating foil. Its launch is getting closer. But the Smile spacecraft had one major phase to pass before it could be certified ready for space – and it involved testing, testing and yet more testing.

Categories: Astronomy

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' pushes for crewed moon missions, but proposed budget cuts leave NASA science behind

Space.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 10:00am
The U.S. government's "One, Big Beautiful Bill" Act finds funding for Artemis and Lunar Gateway, but nearly half of NASA's science missions are on the chopping block ahead of the 2026 budget.
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Bird Flu Is Killing Wildlife, and Experts Fear the Ecological Toll

Scientific American.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 9:00am

Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at scales no one fully understands

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Could Bird Flu Spread between Humans? Here’s What It Would Take

Scientific American.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 9:00am

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another question

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Science Crossword: On the Fly

Scientific American.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 9:00am

Your favorite word game with a twist of science

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Bird Flu Is out of the News but Still Circulating

Scientific American.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 9:00am

Bird flu was nearly everywhere in the U.S.—in chickens, cows, pet cats and even humans. Cases have gone down, but experts warn that it hasn’t disappeared

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How Influenza Reassortment May Make Bird Flu More Dangerous

Scientific American.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 9:00am

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last four flu pandemics

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The largest Mars rock on Earth is up for auction in NYC — it could be yours for $4 million (or more)

Space.com - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 9:00am
The largest Mars rock on Earth will soon be auctioned off in NYC, and could sell for at least $2 million.
Categories: Astronomy

Complex knots can actually be easier to untie than simple ones

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 7:00am
Mathematicians have solved a decades-old problem in knot theory, discovering that linking two knots together can actually produce a knot that is easier to untie – the opposite of what was expected
Categories: Astronomy

Complex knots can actually be easier to untie than simple ones

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 07/15/2025 - 7:00am
Mathematicians have solved a decades-old problem in knot theory, discovering that linking two knots together can actually produce a knot that is easier to untie – the opposite of what was expected
Categories: Astronomy