Nothing is the bridge between the future and the further future. Nothing is certainty. Nothing is any definition of anything.

— Peter Hammill

Astronomy

Does the old concept of companion planting have any science behind it?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
The belief that adding certain plants around crops will boost their growth is an old one, but will your tomatoes' yield and flavour really be improved by growing tasty herbs alongside them? James Wong investigates
Categories: Astronomy

Does the old concept of companion planting have any science behind it?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
The belief that adding certain plants around crops will boost their growth is an old one, but will your tomatoes' yield and flavour really be improved by growing tasty herbs alongside them? James Wong investigates
Categories: Astronomy

How the new Murderbot TV series made me a reluctant convert

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Murderbot fans will be thrilled to learn that the cyborg security unit that gains free will by hacking its governor module is now the star of a compelling adaptation. Bethan Ackerley has unexpectedly joined their ranks
Categories: Astronomy

How the new Murderbot TV series made me a reluctant convert

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Murderbot fans will be thrilled to learn that the cyborg security unit that gains free will by hacking its governor module is now the star of a compelling adaptation. Bethan Ackerley has unexpectedly joined their ranks
Categories: Astronomy

Italian festival of the snake-catchers revealed in colourful photos

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
The village of Cocullo celebrates a festa dei serpari every May – and scientists are getting in on the action
Categories: Astronomy

A rich new history of our obsession with extracting Earth's resources

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Philip Marsden's book Under a Metal Sky is an engrossing look at how we have excavated key metals and rocks over the millennia. It's a story shot through with awe, power, greed and hubris
Categories: Astronomy

Italian festival of the snake-catchers revealed in colourful photos

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
The village of Cocullo celebrates a festa dei serpari every May – and scientists are getting in on the action
Categories: Astronomy

A rich new history of our obsession with extracting Earth's resources

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Philip Marsden's book Under a Metal Sky is an engrossing look at how we have excavated key metals and rocks over the millennia. It's a story shot through with awe, power, greed and hubris
Categories: Astronomy

Storm clouds threaten a promised AI revolution in weather prediction

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
New AI models from tech giants are set to revolutionise weather prediction. But as our climate becomes more extreme, we need to ensure broad public access to their forecasts, says Annalee Newitz
Categories: Astronomy

Storm clouds threaten a promised AI revolution in weather prediction

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
New AI models from tech giants are set to revolutionise weather prediction. But as our climate becomes more extreme, we need to ensure broad public access to their forecasts, says Annalee Newitz
Categories: Astronomy

Guess who brought back Agatha Christie as an AI clone

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback was surprised to learn that the late, great queen of crime fiction is presenting a creative writing course, and wonders if there aren't enough living authors around to impart their wisdom
Categories: Astronomy

How a study in the Stockholm subway could help prevent violent crime

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
We need to learn the lessons from an ingenious piece of research done in Sweden and radically change policies around interpersonal violence, says Jens Ludwig
Categories: Astronomy

Is this book the ultimate guide for getting babies to sleep? Sort of

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Helen Ball's How Babies Sleep draws on anthropology and biology to help babies (and their parents) get a better night's sleep. It has some fascinating insights, but is somewhat impractical
Categories: Astronomy

Guess who brought back Agatha Christie as an AI clone

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback was surprised to learn that the late, great queen of crime fiction is presenting a creative writing course, and wonders if there aren't enough living authors around to impart their wisdom
Categories: Astronomy

How a study in the Stockholm subway could help prevent violent crime

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
We need to learn the lessons from an ingenious piece of research done in Sweden and radically change policies around interpersonal violence, says Jens Ludwig
Categories: Astronomy

Is this book the ultimate guide for getting babies to sleep? Sort of

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Helen Ball's How Babies Sleep draws on anthropology and biology to help babies (and their parents) get a better night's sleep. It has some fascinating insights, but is somewhat impractical
Categories: Astronomy

25 years ago, 'Mission to Mars' and 'Red Planet' had a bad Martian movie showdown. Was there a winner?

Space.com - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 2:00pm
Two Hollywood Mars films celebrate their 25th birthday this year. Which one takes the cake?
Categories: Astronomy

Passing Stars Could Have a Significant Impact on the Future of our Solar System

Universe Today - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 1:46pm

Studies of the Solar System's dynamics generally treat it in isolation and do not consider the influence a passing star could have on the orbits of the planets over time. According to a recent study by a team of astronomers, stars passing close to the Solar System could result in the loss of planets over the next 5 billion years.

Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX’s Ninth Starship Test Flight Delivers Mixed Results

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 1:45pm

The largest, most powerful launch vehicle ever built is meant to be a key part of SpaceX’s plans to send humans to Mars—and NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon, too

Categories: Astronomy

How YouTube Star Derek Muller of Veritasium Is Challenging Scientific Misconceptions and Exposing PFAS Contamination

Scientific American.com - Wed, 05/28/2025 - 1:30pm

YouTube star Derek Muller built an 18-million-subscriber YouTube empire by challenging misconceptions about science. Now his own blood test and a sudden EPA reversal give his work urgent relevance.

Categories: Astronomy