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Astronomy

2024 saw a record-breaking number of dangerously humid days

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - 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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Living at high altitude may help ward off obesity

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - 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
Categories: Astronomy

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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FLEX instrument meets its satellite

ESO Top News - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 5:05am
Image: The development of ESA’s Earth Explorer FLEX mission has recently passed a significant milestone: the mission’s all-important instrument has been joined to its satellite platform.
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APOD - Thu, 08/14/2025 - 12:00am

One of the all-time historic skyscapes occured in July 1054, when the


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Why AI ‘Therapy’ Can Be So Dangerous

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:10pm

Using AI chatbots for “therapy” is dangerous, mental health experts say. Here’s why

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What Is a Glacial Outburst Flood? Alaska’s Suicide Basin Explained

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:52am

Meltwater from a glacial lake outburst is flooding Juneau, Alaska. Such events are likely to happen more often as climate change destabilizes ice and glacial lakes fill with more meltwater

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New Human Ancestor Identified from Fossil Teeth

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 11:30am

Ancient teeth found in Ethiopia belong to a never-before-seen species in the Australopithecus genus of human ancestors

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Tracking the climate-driven shift in Antarctic plankton from space

ESO Top News - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 10:30am

Combining 25 years of space-based data with ocean sampling, scientists have uncovered a change in the microscopic organisms that underpin the Southern Ocean’s food chain and carbon storage.

Categories: Astronomy

No Earth-like atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1 d

ESO Top News - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 10:00am

The exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 d intrigues astronomers looking for possibly habitable worlds beyond our solar system because it is similar in size to Earth, rocky, and resides in an area around its star where liquid water on its surface is theoretically possible. But according to a new study using data from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, it does not have an Earth-like atmosphere.

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