The universe is like a safe to which there is a combination. But the combination is locked up in the safe.

— Peter De Vries

Astronomy

Try These Logic Puzzles from the International Logic Olympiad

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 1:30pm

In only its second year, the International Logic Olympiad is already booming as logic becomes more and more crucial in our ever changing world

Categories: Astronomy

When did our solar system's planets form? Discovery of tiny meteorite may challenge the timeline

Space.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 1:00pm
Analysis of an ancient meteorite suggests that rocky planets both near and distant from the sun may have formed at the same time, challenging current models of our solar system’s evolution.
Categories: Astronomy

Four-day working week may boost our health and performance at work

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:51pm
Employees who trialled a four-day work week for six months said they slept better and felt that their ability to work improved
Categories: Astronomy

Four-day working week may boost our health and performance at work

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:51pm
Employees who trialled a four-day work week for six months said they slept better and felt that their ability to work improved
Categories: Astronomy

The Day Earth Smiled

NASA Image of the Day - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:22pm
On July 19, 2013, in an event celebrated the world over, NASA's Cassini spacecraft slipped into Saturn's shadow and turned to image the planet, seven of its moons, its inner rings, and, in the background, our home planet, Earth.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Octopuses fall for the rubber hand illusion just like us

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00pm
Octopuses can be tricked into thinking that a fake arm is part of their body, suggesting they have a sense of body ownership similar to our own
Categories: Astronomy

Octopuses fall for the rubber hand illusion just like us

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00pm
Octopuses can be tricked into thinking that a fake arm is part of their body, suggesting they have a sense of body ownership similar to our own
Categories: Astronomy

We've discovered a door to a hidden part of reality – what's inside?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00pm
Physicists would dearly love to find new particles, but there's no sign of them in colliders like the LHC. Now we have found a new way of accessing a tiny slice of reality where they might be hiding
Categories: Astronomy

We've discovered a door to a hidden part of reality – what's inside?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00pm
Physicists would dearly love to find new particles, but there's no sign of them in colliders like the LHC. Now we have found a new way of accessing a tiny slice of reality where they might be hiding
Categories: Astronomy

'Most impressive!' Darth Vader's screen-used 'Star Wars' lightsaber could fetch $3 million in September auction

Space.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 12:00pm
Propstore will also trot out this rare relic for a 3-city press tour this August
Categories: Astronomy

Humidity from Corn Sweat Intensifies Extreme Heat Wave in U.S. Midwest

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 11:55am

Humid heat is blanketing the eastern U.S. this week, exacerbated by “corn sweat” in the Midwest

Categories: Astronomy

Could AI Have Prevented SkyWest Airliner’s Near Collision with a B-52 Bomber?

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 11:53am

A SkyWest pilot’s last-second decision could have prevented a collision that air traffic controllers may not have foreseen

Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers crack 1,000-year-old Betelgeuse mystery with 1st-ever sighting of secret companion (photo, video)

Space.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 11:00am
Astronomers have finally imaged the long theorized companion star of Betelgeuse, solving a mystery regarding its dimming that has persisted for millennia.
Categories: Astronomy

ESA selects 5 rocket companies for European Launcher Challenge

Space.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 10:42am
Germany's Isar and RFA, France's Maiaspace, Spain's PLD Space, and UK-based Orbex have been pre-selected for ESA's €169 million launcher initiative.
Categories: Astronomy

How Humility Can Restore Trust in Expertise

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 10:00am

Acknowledging the limits of one’s own knowledge could be as important a signal of expertise as credentials and confidence

Categories: Astronomy

Amateur astrophotographer captures trio of breathtaking nebulas from the Central Australian Desert (photos)

Space.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 9:00am
"There's some great targets in the southern hemisphere, including the Carina Nebula."
Categories: Astronomy

Should we preserve the pre-AI internet before it is contaminated?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 8:56am
The rise of AI-generated content since 2022 risks making it impossible to know when information was produced solely by humans, which could be a problem for both future AI and historians
Categories: Astronomy

Should we preserve the pre-AI internet before it is contaminated?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 8:56am
The rise of AI-generated content since 2022 risks making it impossible to know when information was produced solely by humans, which could be a problem for both future AI and historians
Categories: Astronomy

Astronauts collect blood aboard the ISS | Space photo of the day for July 21, 2025

Space.com - Mon, 07/21/2025 - 8:30am
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station collect blood samples as part of a project to study human health in space.
Categories: 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