Personally, I don't think there's intelligent life on other planets. Why should other planets be any different from this one?

— Bob Monkhouse

Astronomy

How do scientists calculate the probability that an asteroid could hit Earth?

Space.com - Wed, 07/23/2025 - 11:00am
The 2024 YR4 asteroid may come close to Earth, but how do experts calculate this potential impact?
Categories: Astronomy

The Milky Way brightens the moonless summer sky this week: Here's where to look

Space.com - Wed, 07/23/2025 - 10:00am
Our galaxy will make for a particularly splendid sight on the dark nights surrounding the new moon phase on July 24.
Categories: Astronomy

This star escaped a supermassive black hole's violent grips — then returned for round 2

Space.com - Wed, 07/23/2025 - 9:00am
A death-defying star survived destruction by a ravenous supermassive black hole in a tidal disruption event, and came back to let the cosmic titan take another bite!
Categories: Astronomy

Rare sight from space: Snow dusts the dry Atacama Desert | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2025

Space.com - Wed, 07/23/2025 - 8:30am
The Atacama Desert in Chile recently received some snowfall, causing issues for the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope.
Categories: Astronomy

AI beats goalkeepers at predicting which way penalty taker will shoot

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/23/2025 - 8:00am
By analysing videos of penalty kicks, a deep learning model was able to predict whether a shot would go to the goalkeeper’s left or right with 64 per cent accuracy
Categories: Astronomy

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APOD - Tue, 07/22/2025 - 8:00pm

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Categories: Astronomy, NASA