I can calculate the motions of the heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people

— Sir Isaac Newton

Astronomy

Our best binoculars for viewing the sun safely have a dazzling 58% off – grab a pair now in time for March's partial solar eclipse

Space.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 10:02am
Get the Celestron EclipSmart 10x25 Solar Binoculars for their best price in over a year — a fantastic pair of binoculars for safe observation of the sun.
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Rolling boulders on Titan could threaten NASA's Dragonfly mission

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 10:00am
The wind on Saturn's largest moon is strong enough to blow around rocks of up to half a metre in diameter, which could put NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission at risk
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Rolling boulders on Titan could threaten NASA's Dragonfly mission

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 10:00am
The wind on Saturn's largest moon is strong enough to blow around rocks of up to half a metre in diameter, which could put NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission at risk
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Beam back to the USS Callister in mind-bending new trailer for 'Black Mirror' Season 7 on Netflix

Space.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 10:00am
Netflix's fan-favorite Season 4 'Star Trek'-themed episode scores a direct sequel coming April 10.
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USAID Funding Saved Millions of Children’s Lives. Recent Cuts Put It in Jeopardy

Scientific American.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 9:00am

USAID investments significantly reduced deaths among children under age five and women of reproductive age, studies show

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An Unlikely Organ Helps to Explain Sherpas’ Aptitude for Altitude

Scientific American.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 9:00am

New work reveals a surprising hero in combating altitude sickness

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How did Earth get such a strange moon? Exploring the giant impact theory

Space.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 9:00am
The moon is unlike anything else in the solar system. So how did our planet end up with such a special moon?
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Rocket Lab launches final 5 satellites for French 'Internet of Things' constellation

Space.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 8:04am
Rocket Lab launched the final five satellites for the French company Kinéis' "Internet of Things" constellation tonight (March 17).
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How a start-up plans to mine the moon for a rare form of helium

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 8:00am
A private moon mission planned for 2027 will be the first step towards commercial lunar mining of rare and expensive helium-3
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How a start-up plans to mine the moon for a rare form of helium

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 8:00am
A private moon mission planned for 2027 will be the first step towards commercial lunar mining of rare and expensive helium-3
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Starliner astronauts head back to Earth with SpaceX Crew-9 duo to make long-awaited landing (video)

Space.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 7:42am
Nick Hague, Aleksandr Gorbunov, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are heading back to Earth, and you can watch their Tuesday (March 18) homecoming live.
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Biomass out of the box

ESO Top News - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 7:25am
Image: Biomass out of the box
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Gravity may arise from quantumness of space

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 7:00am
Scientists have long sought the particle that carries the force of gravity, but a new theoretical model tosses out that idea entirely – and shows how it could be tested in experiments
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Gravity may arise from quantumness of space

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 7:00am
Scientists have long sought the particle that carries the force of gravity, but a new theoretical model tosses out that idea entirely – and shows how it could be tested in experiments
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How climate change could make Earth's space junk problem even worse

Space.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 7:00am
Rising concentrations of greenhouse gases decrease the atmosphere's ability to devour space junk, a new study finds.
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How to Build a Wildfire-Resistant House

Scientific American.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 6:30am

With wildfires happening more often and burning more area, homes need to be “hardened” to make them more fire-resistant

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Giant Milky Way-like galaxy formed unusually soon after the big bang

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 6:00am
The Big Wheel, discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope, formed just 2 billion years after the big bang - surprisingly early for a spiral galaxy of a similar size to our Milky Way
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Giant Milky Way-like galaxy formed unusually soon after the big bang

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 6:00am
The Big Wheel, discovered using the James Webb Space Telescope, formed just 2 billion years after the big bang - surprisingly early for a spiral galaxy of a similar size to our Milky Way
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Recent Deregulation at the EPA, SPHEREx and PUNCH Launch and Saturn’s Many Moons

Scientific American.com - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 6:00am

The EPA rolls back regulations, NASA launches two exciting missions, and we discuss the surprising way whale urine moves nitrogen across the ocean.

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What makes a good day a good day, according to science

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 5:00am
Surveys that ask thousands of people how they spend their time have revealed some surprising activities that seem to make any given day a good one
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