The forces of rotation caused red hot masses of stones to be torn away from the Earth and to be thrown into the ether, and this is the origin of the stars.

— Anaxagoras 428 BC

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New nature doc is a call to action to save six endangered species

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
The Wild Ones follows three experts out to capture video of species including the Gobi bear and the Javan rhinoceros. It is a heartwarming call to action
Categories: Astronomy

Pink Floppy Disc and The Bitles: Embracing the future of AI music

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback tries to work out if a new indie rock band is releasing AI-generated music, and eventually decides to lean into this as the future
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends Wolfgang Tillmans's new exhibition in Paris

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Astronomy

Otherworldly space images from a major photography competition

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
From a silhouetted space station to glowing comet tails and swirling stars, this year's ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest inspires us to see the cosmos in a new light
Categories: Astronomy

Can amazing tech reboot healthcare? A new book explores the future

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Lara Lewington's Hacking Humanity looks at the fabulous technology that is changing healthcare. But where is the critical analysis?
Categories: Astronomy

New Scientist recommends Wolfgang Tillmans's new exhibition in Paris

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week
Categories: Astronomy

Otherworldly space images from a major photography competition

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
From a silhouetted space station to glowing comet tails and swirling stars, this year's ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest inspires us to see the cosmos in a new light
Categories: Astronomy

Can amazing tech reboot healthcare? A new book explores the future

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Lara Lewington's Hacking Humanity looks at the fabulous technology that is changing healthcare. But where is the critical analysis?
Categories: Astronomy

We've found that a new type of rock is forming from old slag heaps

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of an eye. Could this be good news, asks Graham Lawton
Categories: Astronomy

We've found that a new type of rock is forming from old slag heaps

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Scientists have discovered a new type of sedimentary rock made of debris from slag heaps, formed in the geological blink of an eye. Could this be good news, asks Graham Lawton
Categories: Astronomy

Pink Floppy Disc and The Bitles: Embracing the future of AI music

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback tries to work out if a new indie rock band is releasing AI-generated music, and eventually decides to lean into this as the future
Categories: Astronomy

Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Aviation is probably the single hardest industry to decarbonise. Sustainable fuels aren't the answer, but Mike Berners-Lee thinks there is one at hand
Categories: Astronomy

New book is an illuminating but flawed look at the impact of emoji

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Emoji add a new depth to communications, but what of their cultural impact? Keith Houston's Face with Tears of Joy offers some answers
Categories: Astronomy

Have we found an unlikely solution to the climate impact of flying?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Aviation is probably the single hardest industry to decarbonise. Sustainable fuels aren't the answer, but Mike Berners-Lee thinks there is one at hand
Categories: Astronomy

New book is an illuminating but flawed look at the impact of emoji

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Emoji add a new depth to communications, but what of their cultural impact? Keith Houston's Face with Tears of Joy offers some answers
Categories: Astronomy

Why we urgently need to talk about geoengineering

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
The idea that we might attempt large-scale experiments to cool the planet is horrifying to some, but it looks increasingly likely that we will have to do so this century
Categories: Astronomy

Why we urgently need to talk about geoengineering

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
The idea that we might attempt large-scale experiments to cool the planet is horrifying to some, but it looks increasingly likely that we will have to do so this century
Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers discover a cosmic 'fossil' at the edge of our solar system. Is this bad news for 'Planet 9'?

Space.com - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 2:00pm
Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have discovered a strange new body in a weird orbit at the edge of the solar system, which could be bad news for Planet Nine theories.
Categories: Astronomy

The largest Mars meteorite on Earth has sold for $5.3 million

Space.com - Wed, 07/16/2025 - 1:05pm
Sotheby's in New York City auctioned off a giant chunk of Mars found in Africa. It sold for $4.3 million.
Categories: Astronomy