"I have looked farther into space than ever a human being did before me."

— William Herschel

Astronomy

First Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral

NASA Image of the Day - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:07pm
The Bumper V-2 launches from Cape Canaveral in this July 24, 1950, photo.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:00pm
Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems
Categories: Astronomy

Why a tech start-up wants to pump your faeces deep underground

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:00pm
Start-up Vaulted Deep, which just signed a deal with Microsoft, says storing human waste deep underground can keep carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and pollutants like forever chemicals out of surface ecosystems
Categories: Astronomy

Thousands of seadragons are dying in Australia's toxic algal bloom

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 11:00am
An algal bloom in South Australia has caused mass deaths of many species since March - now researchers warn that leafy and weedy seadragons could be facing the threat of extinction
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers calculate that the universe will die in 33 billion years — much sooner than we thought

Space.com - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 11:00am
The theorists predict that the beginning of the end will be in about 10 billion years — less than the present age of the universe.
Categories: Astronomy

New moon of July 2025 sees Saturn swim with the fishes tonight

Space.com - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 10:00am
Saturn will be quite distinct in the Pisces constellation.
Categories: Astronomy

Our brain's mitochondria may play a crucial role in the onset of sleep

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 9:00am
Textbooks say that mitochondria exist to supply cells with energy, but experiments in fruit flies suggest they are also involved in sleep
Categories: Astronomy

'Here today, Gorn tomorrow:' Showrunners talk putting a classic alien adversary to rest in 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' (exclusive)

Space.com - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 9:00am
'Here today, Gorn tomorrow. I think it's now time for other scary things to take their place.'
Categories: Astronomy

The time you take an oral exam could affect whether you pass or fail

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 07/24/2025 - 1:00am
Midday seems to be the optimal time to take an oral exam at university, which could be due to students not generally being early risers
Categories: Astronomy