It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.

— Plato

Astronomy

Senate Hearing with RFK, Jr., Sparks Backlash From Scientists and Health Experts

Scientific American.com - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 5:35pm

On Thursday Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., about vaccines and turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health experts responded to Kennedy’s claims on social media in disbelief and anger

Categories: Astronomy

Mars Might Have a Surprisingly Large, Solid Core, Marsquakes Reveal

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 5:19pm

Marsquakes reveal a lumpy, viscous mantle and a large, solid inner core, with profound implications for Mars past, present, and future.

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Categories: Astronomy

Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 5:07pm
A prototype of bifocal eyeglasses uses liquid crystals and electric fields to switch between modes that aid in nearby and distance vision
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Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 5:07pm
A prototype of bifocal eyeglasses uses liquid crystals and electric fields to switch between modes that aid in nearby and distance vision
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Powerful images show dark side of South-East Asia’s fishing industry

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 4:00pm
Photographer Nicole Tung captures the tough world facing South-East Asia’s fishers and their families in this series of images, which won her the Carmignac Photojournalism Award for fieldwork
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Powerful images show dark side of South-East Asia’s fishing industry

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 4:00pm
Photographer Nicole Tung captures the tough world facing South-East Asia’s fishers and their families in this series of images, which won her the Carmignac Photojournalism Award for fieldwork
Categories: Astronomy

We could spot a new type of black hole thanks to a mirror-wobbling AI

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 3:00pm
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) uses lasers and mirrors to look for black holes across the universe, and it turns out a Google DeepMind AI could make it even more sensitive
Categories: Astronomy

We could spot a new type of black hole thanks to a mirror-wobbling AI

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 3:00pm
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) uses lasers and mirrors to look for black holes across the universe, and it turns out a Google DeepMind AI could make it even more sensitive
Categories: Astronomy

Moon-to-Mars veteran Amit Kshatriya named NASA associate administrator

Space.com - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 3:00pm
"With Amit, we'll continue to push the boundaries of what’s possible.”
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What’s the Smallest Particle in the Universe?

Scientific American.com - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 2:00pm

The answer to this supposedly simple particle physics question isn’t so simple

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A single dose of LSD seems to reduce anxiety

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 12:00pm
About half of people with generalised anxiety disorder don’t respond to common treatments with antidepressants – but psychedelics may offer relief
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A single dose of LSD seems to reduce anxiety

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 12:00pm
About half of people with generalised anxiety disorder don’t respond to common treatments with antidepressants – but psychedelics may offer relief
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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule boosts ISS higher above Earth in key test

Space.com - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 11:00am
The space station is soaring slightly higher above Earth now, thanks to Dragon.
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NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman pose for a portrait in the Unity module

NASA Image of the Day - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 10:59am
NASA astronauts Jonny Kim and Zena Cardman, both Expedition 73 Flight Engineers, pose for a portrait inside the International Space Station's Unity module during a break in weekend housecleaning and maintenance activities. Kim and Cardman are both part of NASA Astronaut Group 22 selected in June 2017 with 12 other astronauts, including two Canadian Space Agency astronauts, and affectionately nicknamed "The Turtles."
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Glittering glimpse of star birth

ESO Top News - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 10:00am
Image: Webb image of a glittering glimpse of star birth
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Early penguins may have used dagger-like beaks to skewer prey

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 9:00am
Four new species of aquatic birds related to modern penguins have been described from fossils found in New Zealand, showing how these creatures flourished around 60 million years ago
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Early penguins may have used dagger-like beaks to skewer prey

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 9:00am
Four new species of aquatic birds related to modern penguins have been described from fossils found in New Zealand, showing how these creatures flourished around 60 million years ago
Categories: Astronomy

Galileo ‘daughter mission’ name revealed: Celeste

ESO Top News - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 9:00am

Following the announcement of the upcoming launch of LEO-PNT’s first satellites, ESA has now unveiled the name of the mission. Celeste, as it has been officially designated, will test the potential of a new, low Earth orbit layer of satellites to enhance Galileo’s resilience and complement its capabilities.

Categories: Astronomy

Webb Telescope Finds Interstellar Comet Has Unexpected Composition

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Thu, 09/04/2025 - 8:00am

Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope have shown the new interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS is surprisingly rich in carbon dioxide.

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Categories: Astronomy