"Professor Goddard does not know the relation between action and reaction and the need to have something better than a vacuum against which to react. He seems to lack the basic knowledge ladled out daily in high schools."
--1921 New York Times editorial about Robert Goddard's revolutionary rocket work.

"Correction: It is now definitely established that a rocket can function in a vacuum. The 'Times' regrets the error."
NY Times, July 1969.

— New York Times

Astronomy

Stark images show water's role in human strife and survival

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
As part of the exhibition Thirst: In Search of Freshwater, photographer M'hammed Kilito's images showcase the importance and fragility of humanity's relationship with fresh water
Categories: Astronomy

This book could convince you to become an engineer

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
From DNA sequencing to rainbows, the world of microfluidics is well-served by Albert Folch's book How the World Flows, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Categories: Astronomy

Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Groundbreaking new research reveals something that should have been obvious all along: trees have a vast, diverse microbiome in their interiors, says Graham Lawton
Categories: Astronomy

Is this the best acronym in science? It's certainly the smelliest

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
From AMANDA to COSTAR, coming up with a good acronym will help sell a scientific project. Feedback admires the brains behind a new machine-learning model, the Flavor Analysis and Recognition Transformer
Categories: Astronomy

Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There's a new personality type in town

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Psychiatrist Rami Kaminski says he has observed a previously unrecognised personality type – the "otrovert". Here is what he thinks these people can teach us
Categories: Astronomy

Why ageing doesn't have to mean years of poor health

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
A new measure of ageing says today's older people are the healthiest ever – keeping the trend going won't be easy, however
Categories: Astronomy

Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Groundbreaking new research reveals something that should have been obvious all along: trees have a vast, diverse microbiome in their interiors, says Graham Lawton
Categories: Astronomy

Is this the best acronym in science? It's certainly the smelliest

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
From AMANDA to COSTAR, coming up with a good acronym will help sell a scientific project. Feedback admires the brains behind a new machine-learning model, the Flavor Analysis and Recognition Transformer
Categories: Astronomy

Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There's a new personality type in town

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Psychiatrist Rami Kaminski says he has observed a previously unrecognised personality type – the "otrovert". Here is what he thinks these people can teach us
Categories: Astronomy

Why ageing doesn't have to mean years of poor health

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
A new measure of ageing says today's older people are the healthiest ever – keeping the trend going won't be easy, however
Categories: Astronomy

Mind-blowing effects of nature on our brains revealed in new book

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Kate Douglas discovers plans for a "nature revolution" in Marc Berman's fascinating and ambitious new book Nature and the Mind
Categories: Astronomy

Mind-blowing effects of nature on our brains revealed in new book

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
Kate Douglas discovers plans for a "nature revolution" in Marc Berman's fascinating and ambitious new book Nature and the Mind
Categories: Astronomy

The surprising exercises that will improve your sleep

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
What's the best exercise to help you sleep better? Grace Wade investigates – and makes some unexpected discoveries
Categories: Astronomy

The surprising exercises that will improve your sleep

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 2:00pm
What's the best exercise to help you sleep better? Grace Wade investigates – and makes some unexpected discoveries
Categories: Astronomy

Pacific Ocean changes may 'lock in' US megadrought for decades

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 1:30pm
A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive decades of megadrought in the western US
Categories: Astronomy

Pacific Ocean changes may 'lock in' US megadrought for decades

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 1:30pm
A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive decades of megadrought in the western US
Categories: Astronomy

"You will tell me everything": Exclusive 'Foundation' Season 3 clip shows a tense reunion for Demerzel and Gaal Dornick (video)

Space.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 1:00pm
It's a 300-year reunion in our violent peek at this week's episode, 'The Shape of Time'.
Categories: Astronomy

AI helps astronomers make a potentially major find — an exploding star being attacked by a black hole

Space.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 1:00pm
Artificial intelligence helps astronomers observe what may be the first known case of a star exploding while interacting with a black hole.
Categories: Astronomy

Why AI ‘Therapy’ Can Be So Dangerous

Scientific American.com - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:10pm

Using AI chatbots for “therapy” is dangerous, mental health experts say. Here’s why

Categories: Astronomy

6 of the most fascinating moments in the life of our solar system

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 08/13/2025 - 12:00pm
Travel through time to witness some of the most remarkable episodes in our solar system's history, uncovering its ancient origins and glimpsing the destiny that awaits it in the distant future
Categories: Astronomy