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

— William Herschel

Astronomy

Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:36pm
It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have direct evidence that this is the case
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Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:36pm
It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have direct evidence that this is the case
Categories: Astronomy

A deeper understanding of endometriosis is suggesting new treatments

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:00pm
The revelation that endometriosis is linked to autoimmune disorders is opening up a whole new way to treat this painful and poorly understood condition
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A deeper understanding of endometriosis is suggesting new treatments

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:00pm
The revelation that endometriosis is linked to autoimmune disorders is opening up a whole new way to treat this painful and poorly understood condition
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APOD - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 12:00pm

A newly discovered comet is already visible with binoculars.


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Magnitude 4.3 Earthquake Strikes San Francisco Bay Area

Scientific American.com - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 10:30am

The San Francisco Bay Area was rattled early this morning by a magnitude 4.3 earthquake along the Hayward fault line

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‘Almost Impossible’ Deep-Earth Diamonds Confirm How These Gems Form

Scientific American.com - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 9:45am

Seemingly contradictory materials are trapped together in two glittering diamonds from South Africa, shedding light on how diamonds form

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Inside the Mysterious Smuggling of the El Ali Meteorite

Scientific American.com - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 7:00am

How a space rock vanished from Africa and showed up for sale across an ocean

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Cutting down the Amazon will bring extreme rain, wind and heat

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 6:28am
We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme and varied
Categories: Astronomy

Cutting down the Amazon will bring extreme rain, wind and heat

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 6:28am
We used to think that deforestation in the Amazon would dry out the local climate, but the effects may be even more extreme and varied
Categories: Astronomy

Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 6:00am
Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which one should you choose, and when?
Categories: Astronomy

Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 6:00am
Reading books and listening to audiobooks tap into different elements of cognition, each with their own benefits. So which one should you choose, and when?
Categories: Astronomy

Vaccine Panel Overhaul, Head Trauma in Sports, and Strange Reproduction in Ants

Scientific American.com - Mon, 09/22/2025 - 6:00am

A revamped CDC advisory committee faces vaccine debates, studies reveal brain changes in athletes, and climate change drives deadly heat waves across Europe.

Categories: Astronomy

Earth Has Another Quasi-Satellite: The Asteroid Arjuna 2025 PN7

Universe Today - Sun, 09/21/2025 - 2:21pm

Earth has a new co-moving neighbour. It's a new member of the group of asteroids that follow Earth-like orbits and are called quasi-satellites. Together, they constitute an asteroid belt.

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APOD - Sun, 09/21/2025 - 8:00am

Can our Sun become dangerous?


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Make Like A Spacecraft And Fly Through Gaia’s 3D Map Of Stellar Nurseries

Universe Today - Sat, 09/20/2025 - 5:02pm

Here we fly through Gaia’s new 3D map of stellar nurseries. This new map includes 3D-views of the Gum Nebula, the North American Nebula, the California Nebula, and the Orion-Eridanus superbubble. It allows us to fly around, through, and above these areas containing stellar nurseries. At the end of the animation, we arrive at our Sun.

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APOD - Sat, 09/20/2025 - 4:00am

How does your favorite planet spin?


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