"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.

— New York Times

Astronomy

Save a massive $160 on the Ruko F11Pro 2 drone, a drone with a 6K camera and it's now one of the lowest prices we've seen

Space.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:26pm
The Ruko F11Pro 2 is a drone with a 6K camera and you can now save a huge $160 on it in this drone deal when you grab it from Amazon.
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The Dire Wolf Isn’t Back—But Here’s What ‘De-Extinction’ Tech Can Actually Do

Scientific American.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:25pm

Colossal Bioscience says it has “de-extincted” the dire wolf, but other scientists disagree and say more important conservation science is being lost in all the hype

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How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Physicists have determined that the ideal technique for pour-over coffee can use up to 10 per cent fewer beans to make a cup just as flavoursome
Categories: Astronomy

How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Physicists have determined that the ideal technique for pour-over coffee can use up to 10 per cent fewer beans to make a cup just as flavoursome
Categories: Astronomy

Rethink of fossils hints dinosaurs still thrived before asteroid hit

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00pm
The number of dinosaurs may have been stable before the asteroid impact, despite evidence that species were getting less diverse
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Rethink of fossils hints dinosaurs still thrived before asteroid hit

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00pm
The number of dinosaurs may have been stable before the asteroid impact, despite evidence that species were getting less diverse
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What the new science of magic reveals about perception and free will

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive psychology is exploring how they do it and revealing fresh insights into how our minds work
Categories: Astronomy

What the new science of magic reveals about perception and free will

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00pm
Magicians have long exploited quirks in our perception of the world to make us experience the impossible. Now, cognitive psychology is exploring how they do it and revealing fresh insights into how our minds work
Categories: Astronomy

Russia and China are threatening SpaceX's Starlink satellite constellation, new report finds

Space.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 12:00pm
SpaceX's Starlink internet satellite constellation has become a prime target for Russia and China, according to a new report assessing the counterspace capabilities of a dozen countries over the past year.
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The Void revealed as the big bad guy for Marvel Studios' 'Thunderbolts* in new teaser trailer (video)

Space.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 11:00am
'He's invincible, all power, stronger than all of the Avengers rolled into one'
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NOAA Reverses Plan to Defer Upkeep of Key Weather Satellites

Scientific American.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 10:30am

Agency officials said Monday that NOAA would continue to maintain the Joint Polar Satellite System, crucial weather satellites, after a previous memo suggested maintenance would be deferred

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Saturn at Dawn: Catch the Rings Edge-on for 2025

Universe Today - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 10:20am

Familiar Saturn currently provides dawn observers with a bizarre, ‘ring-less’ view.

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Lunar Quilts capture crafters, astronaut's take on return to the moon

Space.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 10:09am
The future of lunar exploration never looked more colorful, or so square. "The Next Giant Leap," a pair of moon-themed quilts, debuted at the Kennedy Center's Earth to Space festival in Washington.
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Smell-seeking drone uses moth antenna to follow a scent

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 9:00am
A moth antenna can be integrated into the electronics of a drone to create a smell-seeking bio-hybrid – but it only detects the smell of a female moth
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Smell-seeking drone uses moth antenna to follow a scent

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 9:00am
A moth antenna can be integrated into the electronics of a drone to create a smell-seeking bio-hybrid – but it only detects the smell of a female moth
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists spice up old Hubble Telescope image to shine light on spectacular star cluster

Space.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 9:00am
Scientists have released a never-before-seen view of a star cluster, courtesy of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Categories: Astronomy

Breakthrough Prize Winner Gerard ’t Hooft Says Quantum Mechanics Is ‘Nonsense’

Scientific American.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 9:00am

After netting the world’s highest-paying science award, preeminent theoretical physicist Gerard ’t Hooft reflects on his legacy and the future of physics

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Weather, climate and air quality missions on display

ESO Top News - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 8:40am

The first of the new generation of MetOp satellites, MetOp-SG Satellite-A, together with the instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission, are now ready to be shipped to their launch site. But before the last leg of their terrestrial journey, they were on display to the media at Airbus’s facilities in Toulouse, France.

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Surgeons Can Permanently Change Eye Color with Experimental Keratopigmentation Procedure

Scientific American.com - Tue, 04/08/2025 - 8:00am

A new surgical procedure to permanently change eye color is gaining traction in the U.S. But many ophthalmologists fear long-term unknowns

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