The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

Astronomy

First Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral

NASA Image of the Day - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:07pm
The Bumper V-2 launches from Cape Canaveral in this July 24, 1950, photo.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:00pm
Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems
Categories: Astronomy

Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:00pm
Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems
Categories: Astronomy

Thousands of seadragons are dying in Australia's toxic algal bloom

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 11:00am
An algal bloom in South Australia has caused mass deaths of many species since March - now researchers warn that leafy and weedy seadragons could be facing the threat of extinction
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers calculate that the universe will die in 33 billion years — much sooner than we thought

Space.com - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 11:00am
The theorists predict that the beginning of the end will be in about 10 billion years — less than the present age of the universe.
Categories: Astronomy

New moon of July 2025 sees Saturn swim with the fishes tonight

Space.com - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 10:00am
Saturn will be quite distinct in the Pisces constellation.
Categories: Astronomy

Our brain's mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 9:00am
Textbooks say that mitochondria exist to supply cells with energy, but experiments in fruit flies suggest they are also involved in sleep
Categories: Astronomy

'Here today, Gorn tomorrow:' Showrunners talk putting a classic alien adversary to rest in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' (exclusive)

Space.com - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 9:00am
'Here today, Gorn tomorrow. I think it's now time for other scary things to take their place.'
Categories: Astronomy

The time you take an oral exam could affect whether you pass or fail

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 1:00am
Midday seems to be the optimal time to take an oral exam at university, which could be due to students not generally being early risers
Categories: Astronomy