All's not as it appears, this tale has many twists -
but if I wasn't here documenting the story
would that mean that the plot did not exist?

— Peter Hammill

Astronomy

Celebrate 'Star Trek' and help feed the hungry for First Contact Day today

Space.com - Sat, 04/05/2025 - 10:00am
Trek Talks 4 falls on April 5 this year, with 8 hours of epic 'Star Trek' guests and panels.
Categories: Astronomy

This Week In Space podcast: Episode 155 — Space News You Can Use

Space.com - Sat, 04/05/2025 - 9:55am
On Episode 155 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk about cool space news you can use (if you're not stuck on the ISS!)
Categories: Astronomy

The moon joins Mars and Jupiter in a 'mini planet parade' tonight. Here's how to see it

Space.com - Sat, 04/05/2025 - 9:00am
If you're lucky enough to have clear skies tonight, you can catch a "mini planet parade" as Mars and Jupiter appear alongside a half-lit moon in the southwestern sky.
Categories: Astronomy

Meet 'Nighthawk': Mars helicopter mission could be big leap for exploration

Space.com - Sat, 04/05/2025 - 6:00am
NASA's next Mars chopper concept could do far more than fly — it could help unlock the planet's watery past, reveal signs of life and scout landing zones for astronauts.
Categories: Astronomy

Want to Know How to Survive in Space? Ask a Tardigrade

Universe Today - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 6:03pm

Tardigrades are some of the most durable animals ever found. They can handle temperature ranges from -271°C to over 150°C, pressures above 1,200 atmospheric levels, extreme drying, and intense ionizing radiation. Researchers have been studying some of the adaptations that can keep tardigrades alive in extreme environments and consider how they could apply to human space exploration, as well as insights into extraterrestrial life.

Categories: Astronomy

Jared Isaacman, Trump's pick for NASA chief, to get Senate confirmation hearing on April 9

Space.com - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 6:00pm
Isaacman, a billionaire and private astronaut, has flown in space twice on SpaceX rockets and spacecraft.
Categories: Astronomy

AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 5:00pm
As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the popular crowdsourced encyclopaedia
Categories: Astronomy

AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 5:00pm
As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the popular crowdsourced encyclopaedia
Categories: Astronomy

NASA's Perseverance rover watches as 2 Mars dust devils merge into 1 (video)

Space.com - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 5:00pm
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover captured a giant dust devil devouring a smaller storm swirling closely behind on the rim of Jezero Crater.
Categories: Astronomy

Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 4:00pm
A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious signal helps them to determine when to dine on a nest mate
Categories: Astronomy

Cannibal spiders have strange trick to stop their siblings eating them

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 4:00pm
A spider species eat their siblings as soon as they die but tolerate each other when they are alive, suggesting a mysterious signal helps them to determine when to dine on a nest mate
Categories: Astronomy

How to see Venus light the sky as the bright 'morning star' through fall 2025

Space.com - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 4:00pm
After putting on a great show in our evening sky since the fall of 2024, dazzling Venus puts on a spectacular showing for early morning risers for the balance of 2025.
Categories: Astronomy

Brain Structure That Filters Consciousness Identified

Scientific American.com - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 3:45pm

Our conscious awareness may be governed by a structure deep in the brain

Categories: Astronomy

Artemis ESM's Could be Repurposed for Future Missions

Universe Today - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 3:29pm

In a recent paper, an international team of scientists identified how the Orion spacecraft's European Service Module (ESM) could be reused. Rather than letting them burn up in Earth's atmosphere, as planned, they recommend that the ESMs use their power and propulsion capability to conduct valuable scientific research.

Categories: Astronomy

Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 3:00pm
Beekeepers often experience some seasonal losses, but this past winter, more than half of all US honeybee colonies died off, potentially the largest loss in US history
Categories: Astronomy

Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 3:00pm
Beekeepers often experience some seasonal losses, but this past winter, more than half of all US honeybee colonies died off, potentially the largest loss in US history
Categories: Astronomy

Whooping Cough Killed Two Children in Louisiana. Here’s How to Protect Kids

Scientific American.com - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 3:00pm

The bacterial infection pertussis has sparked an uptick in cases nationwide and has caused two deaths in Louisiana

Categories: Astronomy

HoverAir X1 PRO drone review

Space.com - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 3:00pm
The HoverAir X1 PRO is one of two new ZeroZero Robotics selfie drone models and is the more affordable option of the two with 4K video capture with a host of optional accessories available.
Categories: Astronomy

Utah’s Decision to Ban Fluoride Is a Bad Move for Kids

Scientific American.com - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 2:20pm

Becoming the first state to ban fluoride is going to cost Utah, both financially and dentally

Categories: Astronomy

Scientists are using stellar 'quakes' to peer inside stars

Space.com - Fri, 04/04/2025 - 2:08pm
Scientists are probing stellar "quakes" to understand what lies beneath the surface of a star's body.
Categories: Astronomy