"If you wish to make an apple pie truly from scratch, you must first invent the universe."

— Carl Sagan

Astronomy

The unexpected benefits of wall squats and other isometric exercises

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Isometric exercises like wall squats are gentle on your body, but can enhance your fitness in a surprisingly efficient way, discovers Grace Wade 
Categories: Astronomy

Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Foundation's new series is full of new characters and dramatic potential. But instead of mining those rich seams, too many plotlines have become shallow and absurd. It's hard to see a good show go bad, says Bethan Ackerley
Categories: Astronomy

Foundation's new season has dramatic potential – but sadly falls flat

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Foundation's new series is full of new characters and dramatic potential. But instead of mining those rich seams, too many plotlines have become shallow and absurd. It's hard to see a good show go bad, says Bethan Ackerley
Categories: Astronomy

Slay the new slang: check out a guide to social media’s baffling lingo

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Language is evolving rapidly in a world of social media. Our millennial reviewer finds Adam Aleksic's Algospeak to be a much-needed helping hand
Categories: Astronomy

Slay the new slang: check out a guide to social media’s baffling lingo

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Language is evolving rapidly in a world of social media. Our millennial reviewer finds Adam Aleksic's Algospeak to be a much-needed helping hand
Categories: Astronomy

The cosmos is vast, so how do we measure it?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we are measuring them correctly? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explains
Categories: Astronomy

Is this the raciest conference invite ever?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback has been invited to an event next year in Shaoxing, China. It's an academic conference promising "revolutionary thinkers who are redefining human intimacy through cutting-edge robotics and AI"
Categories: Astronomy

Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
The UK's health secretary has announced a 10-year plan to check newborns for a huge range of rare conditions. There are major medical and ethical issues with this, argues neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan
Categories: Astronomy

Provocative new book says we must persuade people to have more babies

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
The population is set to plummet and we don't know how to stop it, warn Dean Spears and Michael Geruso in their new book, After the Spike
Categories: Astronomy

The cosmos is vast, so how do we measure it?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
The awe-inspiring distances of the cosmos are hard to visualise, so how can we be certain we are measuring them correctly? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explains
Categories: Astronomy

Is this the raciest conference invite ever?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback has been invited to an event next year in Shaoxing, China. It's an academic conference promising "revolutionary thinkers who are redefining human intimacy through cutting-edge robotics and AI"
Categories: Astronomy

Plans to genetically screen newborns for rare diseases are problematic

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
The UK's health secretary has announced a 10-year plan to check newborns for a huge range of rare conditions. There are major medical and ethical issues with this, argues neurologist Suzanne O'Sullivan
Categories: Astronomy

Provocative new book says we must persuade people to have more babies

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
The population is set to plummet and we don't know how to stop it, warn Dean Spears and Michael Geruso in their new book, After the Spike
Categories: Astronomy

Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
An example from the history of mathematics shows how views on the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence can quickly start to change
Categories: Astronomy

Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
An example from the history of mathematics shows how views on the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence can quickly start to change
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers trace mysterious blast of X-rays to 'Die Hard' star that refuses to perish (video)

Space.com - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 2:00pm
Astronomers have traced a mysterious blast of X-rays to a star that, like a cosmic action hero, just refused to die.
Categories: Astronomy

This is the star projector I’d pick for perfect views of the night sky

Space.com - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 1:00pm
One of the best star projectors, the Pococo Galaxy Star projector, has 24% off this Amazon Prime Day.
Categories: Astronomy

Every living former NASA science chief opposes Trump's proposed budget cuts in letter to Congress

Space.com - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 1:00pm
The letter warns that the proposed FY2026 budget would halt dozens of missions, gut future programs and threaten U.S. leadership in space science.
Categories: Astronomy

Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be less common than we thought

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 12:32pm
Previous estimates have suggested that more than half of people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms, but now a review of the evidence suggests this isn't the case, at least for short-term use.
Categories: Astronomy

Antidepressant withdrawal symptoms may be less common than we thought

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/09/2025 - 12:32pm
Previous estimates have suggested that more than half of people who stop taking antidepressants experience withdrawal symptoms, but now a review of the evidence suggests this isn't the case, at least for short-term use.
Categories: Astronomy