"If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe."

— Carl Sagan

Astronomy

Immortal stars could live forever by 'eating' dark matter

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 8:00am
A computer simulation of stars near the centre of our galaxy offers an explanation for their mysteriously young appearance – they may be capturing dark matter for extra fuel
Categories: Astronomy

Landmark Langlands Proof Advances Grand Unified Theory of Math

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 8:00am

The Langlands program has inspired and befuddled mathematicians for more than 50 years. A major advance has now opened up new worlds for them to explore

Categories: Astronomy

Who Was First in Flight? This 1925 Scientific American Piece Dives into a Museum Disagreement

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 6:00am

This episode of Science Quickly goes on an archival adventure in Scientific American’s July 1925 issue.

Categories: Astronomy

ExoMars parachutes ready for martian deployment

ESO Top News - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 3:30am

 

The most complex parachute system to ever deploy on Mars has successfully slowed down an ExoMars mock-up landing platform for a safe touchdown on Earth.

Categories: Astronomy