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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Possible galaxy spotted by JWST could be the earliest we've ever seen

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 1:00pm
A possible galaxy named Capotauro may have formed within 90 million years of the big bang – but astronomers can’t be sure that’s what it is
Categories: Astronomy

Possible galaxy spotted by JWST could be the earliest we've ever seen

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 1:00pm
A possible galaxy named Capotauro may have formed within 90 million years of the big bang – but astronomers can’t be sure that’s what it is
Categories: Astronomy

This Gloriously Weird Fish Has Teeth on Its Forehead for Sex

Scientific American.com - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:30pm

Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfish’s bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating

Categories: Astronomy

Baby pterosaurs could fly right after hatching – but crashed in storms

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:00pm
Two fossils found in Germany show very young pterodactyls with arm bones thought to have been broken in flight, probably because of severe tropical cyclones
Categories: Astronomy

Baby pterosaurs could fly right after hatching – but crashed in storms

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:00pm
Two fossils found in Germany show very young pterodactyls with arm bones thought to have been broken in flight, probably because of severe tropical cyclones
Categories: Astronomy

A modified hot glue gun can mend broken bones

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:00pm
A biodegradable glue that encourages bones to repair themselves can be applied during surgery using a hot glue gun, potentially offering a cheap and quick way to treat injuries
Categories: Astronomy

A modified hot glue gun can mend broken bones

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:00pm
A biodegradable glue that encourages bones to repair themselves can be applied during surgery using a hot glue gun, potentially offering a cheap and quick way to treat injuries
Categories: Astronomy

Orion Mission Evaluation Room

NASA - Breaking News - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:51am
NASA/Rad Sinyak

Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team member works during an Artemis II mission simulation on Aug. 19, 2025, from the new Orion MER inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

As NASA’s Orion spacecraft is carrying crew around the Moon on the Artemis II mission, a team of expert engineers in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will be meticulously monitoring the spacecraft along its journey. They’ll be operating from a new space in the mission control complex built to host the Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER). Through the success of Orion and the Artemis missions, NASA will return humanity to the Moon and prepare to land an American on the surface of Mars.

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Orion Mission Evaluation Room

NASA News - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:51am
NASA/Rad Sinyak

Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team member works during an Artemis II mission simulation on Aug. 19, 2025, from the new Orion MER inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

As NASA’s Orion spacecraft is carrying crew around the Moon on the Artemis II mission, a team of expert engineers in the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston will be meticulously monitoring the spacecraft along its journey. They’ll be operating from a new space in the mission control complex built to host the Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER). Through the success of Orion and the Artemis missions, NASA will return humanity to the Moon and prepare to land an American on the surface of Mars.

Categories: NASA

Newfound 'Reality Signal' Helps the Brain Tell Imagination from Real Life

Scientific American.com - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:35am

Seeing and imagining use similar brain machinery. New research reveals the brain circuit that identifies what is real, which may help scientists understand conditions such as schizophrenia

Categories: Astronomy

Orion Mission Evaluation Room

NASA Image of the Day - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:22am
Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) team member works during an Artemis II mission simulation on Aug. 19, 2025, from the new Orion MER inside the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:19am
An experimental new method for extracting lithium from brine and even seawater promises to be more sustainable than existing methods
Categories: Astronomy

Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:19am
An experimental new method for extracting lithium from brine and even seawater promises to be more sustainable than existing methods
Categories: Astronomy

Gene Therapy Marks a Turning Point for Rare Skin Diseases

Scientific American.com - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:15am

Fresh treatments for rare skin diseases shift the focus from symptom management to repair and help children with such conditions live active lives

Categories: Astronomy

Acne Vaccines Could Offer Robust Defense

Scientific American.com - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:15am

Researchers are hoping to trick the immune system into fighting back against the bane of adolescents everywhere

Categories: Astronomy

NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 93 Launch, Space Station Docking

NASA - Breaking News - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 10:44am
The Roscosmos Progress 92 cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on July 5, 2025, for an automated docking to the orbital complex’s Poisk module.Credit: NASA

NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station.

The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT (8:54 p.m. Baikonur time), Thursday, Sept. 11, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Live coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

After a two-day journey to the station, the spacecraft will dock autonomously to the aft port of the station’s Zvezda module at 1:27 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. NASA’s rendezvous and docking coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more.

The Progress 93 spacecraft will remain docked to the space station for approximately six months before departing for re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew. Ahead of the spacecraft’s arrival, the Progress 91 spacecraft will undock from the Zvezda Service Module on Tuesday, Sept. 9. NASA will not stream the undocking.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation enabling research not possible on Earth. For nearly 25 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the orbiting laboratory, where astronauts have learned to live and work in space for extended periods of time. The space station is a springboard for developing a low Earth economy and NASA’s next great leaps in human exploration at the Moon and Mars.

Learn more about the International Space Station, its research, and crew, at:

https://www.nasa.gov/station

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Jimi Russell
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
james.j.russell@nasa.gov

Sandra Jones / Joseph Zakrzewski
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov / joseph.a.zakrzewski@nasa.gov

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NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 93 Launch, Space Station Docking

NASA News - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 10:44am
The Roscosmos Progress 92 cargo spacecraft approaches the International Space Station on July 5, 2025, for an automated docking to the orbital complex’s Poisk module.Credit: NASA

NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station.

The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT (8:54 p.m. Baikonur time), Thursday, Sept. 11, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Live coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.

After a two-day journey to the station, the spacecraft will dock autonomously to the aft port of the station’s Zvezda module at 1:27 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. NASA’s rendezvous and docking coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more.

The Progress 93 spacecraft will remain docked to the space station for approximately six months before departing for re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew. Ahead of the spacecraft’s arrival, the Progress 91 spacecraft will undock from the Zvezda Service Module on Tuesday, Sept. 9. NASA will not stream the undocking.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation enabling research not possible on Earth. For nearly 25 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the orbiting laboratory, where astronauts have learned to live and work in space for extended periods of time. The space station is a springboard for developing a low Earth economy and NASA’s next great leaps in human exploration at the Moon and Mars.

Learn more about the International Space Station, its research, and crew, at:

https://www.nasa.gov/station

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Jimi Russell
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
james.j.russell@nasa.gov

Sandra Jones / Joseph Zakrzewski
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
sandra.p.jones@nasa.gov / joseph.a.zakrzewski@nasa.gov

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How the Math of Shuffling Cards Almost Brought Down an Online Poker Empire

Scientific American.com - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 9:30am

Card dealers create a unique deck with each shuffle, something computers cannot replicate

Categories: Astronomy

Week in images: 01-05 September 2025

ESO Top News - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 9:10am

Week in images: 01-05 September 2025

Discover our week through the lens

Categories: Astronomy

SpaceX Falcon 9 launch from Florida sends 28 Starlink satellites into Earth orbit (video)

Space.com - Fri, 09/05/2025 - 8:56am
Liftoff occurred at 8:32 a.m. EDT on Friday (Sept. 5).
Categories: Astronomy