These earthly godfathers of Heaven's lights, that give a name to every fixed star, have no more profit of their shining nights than those that walk and know not what they are.

— William Shakespeare

Astronomy

Spiders that get eaten after sex are picky about mates. You don't say

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 2:00pm
A study into a spider species in which the females are prone to eat the males after sex is welcomed into Feedback's new collection of self-evident scientific studies
Categories: Astronomy

Why climate change fades into the background – and how to change that

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 2:00pm
The public is tuning out the seemingly slow warming of the world, but it doesn't have to be that way, argue Grace Liu and Rachit Dubey
Categories: Astronomy

Spellbinding debut book explores the marvels of our brains

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 2:00pm
Neurologist Pria Anand recounts curious tales of the workings of the human mind in an elegant debut that is being compared to the late, great Oliver Sacks
Categories: Astronomy

How might society react to babies with two genetic fathers?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 2:00pm
Mice created using genetic material from two sperm cells have gone on to have offspring off their own, but the prospect of one day using the technique in humans has potential to cause controversy
Categories: Astronomy

How might society react to babies with two genetic fathers?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 2:00pm
Mice created using genetic material from two sperm cells have gone on to have offspring off their own, but the prospect of one day using the technique in humans has potential to cause controversy
Categories: Astronomy

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Space.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 1:04pm
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Categories: Astronomy

'Space chocolate,' mango nectar and pierogis: Here are the international foods the private Ax-4 astronauts are flying to the ISS

Space.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 1:00pm
The four astronauts of the private Ax-4 mission to the ISS represent four different countries, so the food they're carrying up has a very international flavor.
Categories: Astronomy

Off-Earth footprint: Florida company will design shoe in space in 2026

Space.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 12:01pm
Humanity will soon take another step toward establishing an off-Earth economy, if all goes according to plan for the Florida-based shoe company Syntilay.
Categories: Astronomy

Cancer cells steal mitochondria from nerve cells to fuel their spread

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 12:00pm
Cancer cells can acquire energy-generating structures called mitochondria from nearby nerve cells, which seems to aid their spread, a discovery that could lead to new treatments
Categories: Astronomy

Cancer cells steal mitochondria from nerve cells to fuel their spread

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 12:00pm
Cancer cells can acquire energy-generating structures called mitochondria from nearby nerve cells, which seems to aid their spread, a discovery that could lead to new treatments
Categories: Astronomy

The final trailer for 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' is here! 'Say the thing!'

Space.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 11:50am
With exactly a month to go until the release of Fantastic Four: First Steps, the final trailer reveals more Galactus, more Franklin, but no Clobberin' Time... yet.
Categories: Astronomy

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its 1st exoplanet and snapped its picture (image)

Space.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 11:00am
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered its first exoplanet, TWA 7b which is also the lightest exoplanet ever to be directly imaged.
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Astronomers thought a mysterious radio burst came from deep space. It was actually a dead NASA satellite

Space.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:33am
A mysterious and powerful blast of radio waves detected last year, suspected to originate far beyond the Milky Way came from a long-dead NASA spacecraft in Earth's orbit.
Categories: Astronomy

Trump Administration Ousts National Science Foundation from Headquarters Building

Scientific American.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:25am

Employees at the National Science Foundation say they’ve been blindsided by a plan for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take over their offices

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Stargazers in Europe spot a strange cloud from SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch

Space.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 10:16am
The culprit was a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the Transporter-14 satellite rideshare mission.
Categories: Astronomy

Sexual Synesthesia Paints the World in Color at the Moment of Orgasm

Scientific American.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 9:30am

Scientists are just beginning to document sexual synesthesia, a phenomenon that can bring consciousness-altering washes of color and fantastical scenes at the moment of orgasm

Categories: Astronomy

Dwarf galaxy glows red in the Hunting Dogs constellation | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2025

Space.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 9:00am
The Hubble Space Telescope captures the dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 in the constellation Canes Venatici (The Hunting Dogs).
Categories: Astronomy

A Sodom and Gomorrah Story Shows Scientific Facts Aren’t Settled by Public Opinion

Scientific American.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 8:00am

Claims that an asteroid or comet airburst destroyed the biblical Sodom captured the public’s imagination. Its retraction shows that scientific conclusions aren’t decided by majority rule in the public square

Categories: Astronomy

When Do Babies Become Conscious?

Scientific American.com - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 8:00am

Answering the question of when consciousness emerges is deeply tied to the mystery of what it actually is and how it can be measured

Categories: Astronomy

Generation Alpha's coded language makes online bullying hard to detect

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/25/2025 - 7:48am
Adults and AI models fail to recognise messages with harmful intent expressed with Gen Alpha slang or memes, raising concerns about youngsters’ online safety
Categories: Astronomy