Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not.
Both are equally terrifying.

— Arthur C. Clarke

Astronomy

Tampa Breaks Heat Record as Heat Dome Bakes Eastern U.S.

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/28/2025 - 2:35pm

Records are starting to fall to the continuing heat dome that is covering much of the eastern U.S.

Categories: Astronomy

Hubble Spies Swirling Spiral

NASA Image of the Day - Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:40pm
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 3285B, a member of the Hydra I cluster of galaxies.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Scientists Create First Antimatter Qubit

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/28/2025 - 12:00pm

The first antimatter qubit will help search for differences between matter and antimatter

Categories: Astronomy

Tetris Presents Math Problems Even Computers Can’t Solve

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/28/2025 - 9:00am

How complex can a simple game be? Tetris pushes even supercomputers to their limits and amazes mathematicians

Categories: Astronomy

Why Genetically Optimizing Embryos Is Misleading, Unethical—And Not Even Possible

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/28/2025 - 9:00am

A genomics firm saying they can help parents with “genetic optimization” of their embryos is tone-deaf Silicon Valley marketing trampling over legitimate science. Parents should be wary

Categories: Astronomy

You Don’t Remember Being a Baby, but Your Brain Was Making Memories

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/28/2025 - 7:00am

Brain scans capture memory formation in babies, raising new questions about why people forget their earliest years

Categories: Astronomy

See Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids Meteor Showers This Summer

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/28/2025 - 6:00am

Set your alarm on Wednesday to see some of the summer’s stunning meteor showers.

Categories: Astronomy