The space of night is infinite,
The blackness and emptiness
Crossed only by thin bright fences
Of logic

— Kenneth Rexroth
"Theory of Numbers"

Astronomy

Organ Proteins Reveal How Aging Accelerates at 50 Years Old

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 2:45pm

Aging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs, according to growing evidence

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Interstellar Meteors Hit Earth All the Time but Still Elude Astronomers

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 2:35pm

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy

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Not so fantastic: the less than glorious history of the Fantastic Four on the big screen

Space.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 2:30pm
Unlike other superhero superstars, the Fanastic Four have traditionally struggled with the transition to the big screen.
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Meet the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts launching to the ISS on July 31

Space.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 2:07pm
Crew-11 will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on July 31 atop a Falcon 9 rocket, if all goes to plan.
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Blue Origin to fly AI-powered space surveillance sensor on 1st flight of Blue Ring spacecraft

Space.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 12:17pm
Blue Origin has announced the payload for the first-ever flight of its Blue Ring spacecraft —Scout Space's Owl space domain awareness sensor.
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The Surprising Math and Physics behind the 2026 Trionda World Cup Soccer Ball

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 12:00pm

Here’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big game

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Heat Dome Temperatures May Break Records in Eastern U.S.

Scientific American.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 11:30am

Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to come

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Betelgeuse's Companion Has Been Found — Or Has It?

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 10:38am

A new image from the Gemini Observatory might show a stellar companion to Betelgeuse, but the discovery is tentative.

The post Betelgeuse's Companion Has Been Found — Or Has It? appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 10:00am
Record heat in 2024 caused ecosystems on land to emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as they took out of the atmosphere
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Major carbon sink may have vanished for a second year in a row

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 10:00am
Record heat in 2024 caused ecosystems on land to emit nearly as much carbon dioxide as they took out of the atmosphere
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Senegal becomes 56th country to sign Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration

Space.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 10:00am
Senegal has officially joined the Artemis Accords, becoming the 56th nation — and the fourth African country — to commit to a shared vision for peaceful and transparent space exploration.
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Week in images: 21-25 July 2025

ESO Top News - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 9:10am

Week in images: 21-25 July 2025

Discover our week through the lens

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NASA or the Space Force: Who should protect Earth from dangerous asteroids?

Space.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 9:00am
NASA currently leads the nation's planetary defense efforts, but some are calling for the Space Force to take control.
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This Newborn Planet Is Carving Out A Home In Its Protoplanetary Disk

Universe Today - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 8:22am

We can understand how Earth formed by watching other planets form in distant solar systems. Powerful telescopes like the VLT are making that possible. New observations show a baby planet sculpting patterns in the gas and dust around its star.

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Is It Worth Going Back to the Moon?

Universe Today - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 8:22am

It is true that crewed missions to the Moon are expensive, difficult, and dangerous.

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Peculiar galaxy seems to contain surprisingly pristine stars

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 8:00am
Stars uncontaminated by heavier elements are thought to have formed very early in the universe, but a galaxy much later in cosmic history might let us see them for the first time
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Peculiar galaxy seems to contain surprisingly pristine stars

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 8:00am
Stars uncontaminated by heavier elements are thought to have formed very early in the universe, but a galaxy much later in cosmic history might let us see them for the first time
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SpaceX Dragon carrying 4 astronauts zooms back to Earth | Space photo of the day for July 25, 2025

Space.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 8:00am
The spacecraft streaks through the darkness of space to reenter Earth's atmosphere.
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Why do the Klingons have beef with Dr. M'Benga in 'Strange New Worlds' episode 'Shuttle to Kenfori'

Space.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 7:31am
It's no coincidence that a Klingon with a grudge follows the Enterprise's away mission to Kenfori.
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'NASA is under attack.' Space agency employees and lawmakers protest mass layoffs, science cuts amid budget turmoil

Space.com - Fri, 07/25/2025 - 7:00am
NASA employees and allies protested sweeping science cuts they say are gutting the agency from within. As Congress pushes back on NASA leadership, workers warn the damage is already underway — and the future of U.S. space exploration is at risk.
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