"Time and space are modes in which we think and not conditions in which we live."

— Albert Einstein

Astronomy

Jim Lovell, commander of NASA's Apollo 13 moon mission, dies at 97

Space.com - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:57pm
NASA astronaut Jim Lovell — a veteran of four spaceflights, including Apollo 8 and the near-disastrous Apollo 13 —passed away on Aug. 7, 2025 at the age of 97.
Categories: Astronomy

A planet the size of Saturn could orbit the nearest sun-like star

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:56pm
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible gas giant the size of Saturn in the stellar system nearest our own
Categories: Astronomy

A planet the size of Saturn could orbit the nearest sun-like star

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:56pm
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected a possible gas giant the size of Saturn in the stellar system nearest our own
Categories: Astronomy

AI-Designed Hydrogel Inspired by Nature Creates Ultra-Strong Underwater Adhesive

Scientific American.com - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:00pm

Today this material can seal pipes and brave the ocean. But someday it could be used in surgery or underwater repairs

Categories: Astronomy

'A Quiet Place Part III' is confirmed for 2027 with John Krasinski back in the director's chair

Space.com - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 4:00pm
Paramount’s hit sci-fi horror franchise returns in 2027 with more ultrasonic alien invaders.
Categories: Astronomy

Two sneaky viruses may be messing with honeybee flight

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 3:00pm
The deformed wing and sacbrood viruses were thought to cause asymptomatic infections in adult bees. But the viruses make the insects fly slower and faster than normal, respectively
Categories: Astronomy

Two sneaky viruses may be messing with honeybee flight

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 3:00pm
The deformed wing and sacbrood viruses were thought to cause asymptomatic infections in adult bees. But the viruses make the insects fly slower and faster than normal, respectively
Categories: Astronomy

Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics

Space.com - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 3:00pm
The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.
Categories: Astronomy

Satellites watch France's largest wildfire in 75 years burn an area larger than Paris

Space.com - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 2:29pm
Satellite images revealed the scope of destruction in the south of France where an area larger than the country's capital Paris has been turned into ashes by a massive wildfire.
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists find oldest-known black hole in the universe: 'This is about as far back as you can practically go'

Space.com - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 2:00pm
A newfound supermassive black hole from the dawn of the universe challenges how early cosmic giants formed.
Categories: Astronomy

Rogue Planets Can Spawn Their Own Planetary Systems

Universe Today - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 1:43pm

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that giant free floating planets have the potential to form their own miniature planetary systems without the need for a star.

Categories: Astronomy

Icy Comets Can Alter Exoplanet Atmospheres and Shape Habitability

Universe Today - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 1:43pm

Earth's history was shaped by the bombardment of icy and rocky bodies. These impacts delivered volatiles and organic compounds to the planet. They also brought water, helping Earth become the life-supporting planets it is today. Could the same thing happen on exoplanets?

Categories: Astronomy

Little Red Dots Eat Fast, But Not Faster Than Eddington

Universe Today - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 1:43pm

Little Red Dots are thought to be young supermassive black holes at the center of early galaxies. That would make them young versions of Active Galactic Nuclei. But Little Red Dots don't emit much x-ray light, and we're starting to learn why.

Categories: Astronomy

How superheavy chemistry could rearrange the periodic table

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 1:00pm
In an unprecedentedly precise accelerator experiment, researchers directly observed how some of the heaviest known elements react and form molecules
Categories: Astronomy

How superheavy chemistry could rearrange the periodic table

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 1:00pm
In an unprecedentedly precise accelerator experiment, researchers directly observed how some of the heaviest known elements react and form molecules
Categories: Astronomy

What would Mars look like under an Earth-like blue sky? NASA's Perseverance rover just showed us

Space.com - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 1:00pm
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a breathtaking panorama of the Red Planet surface depicted in false-color under a blue sky.
Categories: Astronomy

Rare Type of Black Hole Snacks on Star

NASA Image of the Day - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:12pm
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have teamed up to identify a new possible example of a rare class of black holes. Called NGC 6099 HLX-1, this bright X-ray source seems to reside in a compact star cluster in a giant elliptical galaxy.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

'Alien: Earth' creators Noah Hawley and David W. Zucker want to 'mimic the feeling of discovery' you felt when watching the original (exclusive)

Space.com - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Ahead of Alien: Earth's two-episode premiere, we talked to series creator Noah Hawley and executive producer David W. Zucker.
Categories: Astronomy

Europe could face weeks of 40°C heat in current worst-case scenario

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 08/08/2025 - 11:00am
A perfect storm of conditions priming the atmosphere for extreme heat could result in devastating droughts and deadly temperatures lasting for weeks across Europe
Categories: Astronomy