Give me a lever long enough and a place to stand and I can move the Earth

— Archimedes 200 BC

Astronomy

Is NASA Ready for Death in Space?

Scientific American.com - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 10:00am

NASA has quietly taken steps to prepare for a death in space. We need to ask how nations will deal with this inevitability now, as more people start traveling off the planet

Categories: Astronomy

Lunar landers and 'Transporter' tankers: Blue Origin unveils its blueprint for the moon

Space.com - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 10:00am
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has begun revealing how it plans to establish itself as a provider of hardware that will enable long-term human stays on the moon.
Categories: Astronomy

You can beat the Father's Day and Prime Day rush with one of the best VR headset deals available, perfect for entertainment and beginners

Space.com - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 9:44am
The HTC Vive Flow is now $200 off and the perfect VR headset deal for beginners and those seeking light entertainment ahead of Father's Day and Prime Day.
Categories: Astronomy

Irregular Dwarf Galaxy Sextans A

APOD - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 8:00am

Irregular Dwarf Galaxy Sextans A


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Math Proves That Everything Really Is Becoming More Complicated over Time

Scientific American.com - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 8:00am

Nothing in the cosmos is in equilibrium, which means entropy is on the rise

Categories: Astronomy

Adhesive made from wood works in a standard glue gun

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 7:17am
Most widely used adhesives are toxic and derived from petroleum, but researchers have come up with a safe, recyclable alternative made from xylan, a component of plant cell walls
Categories: Astronomy

Adhesive made from wood works in a standard glue gun

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 7:17am
Most widely used adhesives are toxic and derived from petroleum, but researchers have come up with a safe, recyclable alternative made from xylan, a component of plant cell walls
Categories: Astronomy

Can AI understand a flower without being able to touch or smell?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 6:00am
AI may be limited by a lack of taste, touch and smell which prevents it from fully understanding concepts in the same way as humans - suggesting that more advanced models may need to have a robot body
Categories: Astronomy

Can AI understand a flower without being able to touch or smell?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 6:00am
AI may be limited by a lack of taste, touch and smell which prevents it from fully understanding concepts in the same way as humans - suggesting that more advanced models may need to have a robot body
Categories: Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope unveils fiery origins of a distant, hellish exoplanet

Space.com - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 6:00am
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered the fiery origin of WASP-121b, a distant exoplanet stretched by tidal forces and rich in chemical clues that reveal its dramatic journey.
Categories: Astronomy

Jewels sparkle like stars in Van Cleef and Arpels' 'Cosmic Splendor' at NYC's American Museum of Natural History

Space.com - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 5:00am
The American Museum of Natural History in New York has a new space gems exhibit, courtesy of luxury jewel Van Cleef and Arpels.
Categories: Astronomy

Meet Smile

ESO Top News - Wed, 06/04/2025 - 4:00am
Video: 00:02:27 An animation showing ESA’s Smile mission watching on as the Sun’s solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetic field.
Categories: Astronomy

Crafty cockatoos learn to use public drinking fountains

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 8:01pm
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are waiting in line at public drinking fountains in Sydney to have their daily drinks of water in the latest example of cultural evolution in urban birds
Categories: Astronomy

Crafty cockatoos learn to use public drinking fountains

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 8:01pm
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are waiting in line at public drinking fountains in Sydney to have their daily drinks of water in the latest example of cultural evolution in urban birds
Categories: Astronomy

What time is Japan's private ispace moon landing on June 5 (and how to watch it live)?

Space.com - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 6:38pm
The Japanese company ispace will attempt to land its Resilience lander on the moon on June 5. Here's what time and how to watch it live.
Categories: Astronomy

Infant RSV shot may be more effective than vaccines during pregnancy

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 5:03pm
When an RSV vaccine became available for use during pregnancy, it offered a natural experiment between various countries to see how it compared to a one-time antibody injection
Categories: Astronomy

Infant RSV shot may be more effective than vaccines during pregnancy

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 5:03pm
When an RSV vaccine became available for use during pregnancy, it offered a natural experiment between various countries to see how it compared to a one-time antibody injection
Categories: Astronomy

'Starship in space': See amazing photos from SpaceX megarocket's Flight 9 test mission

Space.com - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 5:00pm
SpaceX's Starship megarocket tends to put on a show, and its latest test flight was no exception. See some gorgeous photos of the vehicle in space on Flight 9.
Categories: Astronomy

60 years ago, Ed White went out for walk | Space photo of the day for June 3, 2025

Space.com - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 4:20pm
NASA astronaut Ed White is seen floating above Earth in the vacuum of space during the first American spacewalk on June 3, 1965.
Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX's next private astronaut launch to ISS, Ax-4, pushed back to June 10

Space.com - Tue, 06/03/2025 - 4:09pm
Houston company Axiom Space's Ax-4 astronaut launch to the International Space Statio has been delayed by two days, to June 10.
Categories: Astronomy