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

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Vanishing Y chromosomes seem to be driving heart disease in men

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 9:47am
Men typically lose Y chromosomes from their cells as they get older, which could be affecting their heart health
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Know this photo? Test your knowledge of these famous firsts in our astrophotography quiz!

Space.com - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 9:00am
Test out your knowledge of these famous firsts in skywatching and astrophotography, from the first photos of Earth and the moon to the invention of telescopes!
Categories: Astronomy

Hubble spots stars forming in the Tarantula nebula | Space photo of the day for Aug. 12, 2025

Space.com - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 8:00am
The Tarantula nebula was recently captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, where the Scylla program helped create the colored image of this star-forming area.
Categories: Astronomy

Scientists may have found a powerful new space object: 'It doesn't fit comfortably into any known category'

Space.com - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 7:45am
Nicknamed 'Punctum,' this puzzling phenomenon is highly energetic, but is only seen in millimeter-wavelength light and cannot be explained by any known object.
Categories: Astronomy

Trees may be getting more flammable because of climate change

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 7:00am
Researchers are testing whether increasing UV radiation is altering chemistry of tree leaves, increasing the likelihood and severity of wildfires
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Trees may be getting more flammable because of climate change

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 7:00am
Researchers are testing whether increasing UV radiation is altering chemistry of tree leaves, increasing the likelihood and severity of wildfires
Categories: Astronomy

How to watch 'Alien: Earth' online and from anywhere

Space.com - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 7:00am
'Alien: Earth' is the first-ever Alien TV show and it's finally arrived. Here's how to watch 'Alien: Earth' wherever you are on the planet.
Categories: Astronomy

Cosmic Tornado from Star’s Birth Whirls in Dazzling JWST Image

Scientific American.com - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 6:45am

This telescope has revealed the whipped-up dust from the birth of a star—and a shining background galaxy—more clearly than ever before

Categories: Astronomy

CREAM: avoiding collisions in space through automation

ESO Top News - Tue, 08/12/2025 - 4:00am

Earth orbit is becoming increasingly crowded. With over 11 000 active satellites and many thousands more expected in the coming years as well as over 1.2 million pieces of space debris greater than 1 cm, the risk of in-orbit collisions has turned into a daily operational concern. ESA is investing in automation technologies that can help satellite operators respond more effectively to collision risks.

Categories: Astronomy

Moon or Not, the Perseid Meteor Shower Is On!

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:19pm

Sure, the Moon will be a problem. But clouds are worse. Don't miss one of the best meteor showers of the year.

The post Moon or Not, the Perseid Meteor Shower Is On! appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

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Should You Worry the New Chikungunya Virus Outbreak in China Could Reach the U.S.?

Scientific American.com - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 6:00pm

Experts say the painful infection, spread to people from mosquitoes, can get to many countries if it finds the right hosts

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The Universe's First Stars Unveiled in Turbulent Simulations

Universe Today - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 5:53pm

What was the Universe like before the first stars formed? Dark, obviously. But there must have been some level of activity in the gas clouds that preceded the first stars. New research shows that these primordial clouds were turbulent, clumpy, and supersonic.

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NASA Invites Media to View Artemis II Orion Stage Adapter at Marshall

NASA News - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 5:08pm

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Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Artemis II Orion stage adapter, built at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA

Media are invited to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, at 2 p.m. CDT Thursday, Aug. 14 to view the final piece of space flight hardware for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the Artemis II mission before it is delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All other elements of the SLS rocket for Artemis II are stacked on mobile launcher 1 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy. Artemis II, NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, is currently scheduled for a 10-day trip around the Moon no later than April 2026.

The Orion stage adapter, built by NASA Marshall, connects the SLS rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage to NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The small ring structure is the topmost portion of the SLS rocket. The adapter will also carry small payloads, called CubeSats, to deep space.

Media will have the opportunity to capture images and video and speak to subject matter experts. Along with viewing the adapter for Artemis II, media will be able to see the Orion stage adapter for the Artemis III mission, the first lunar landing at the Moon’s South Pole.

This event is open to U.S. media, who must confirm their attendance by 12 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Aug. 13, with Jonathan Deal in Marshall’s Office of Communications at jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov. Media must also report by 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.14 to the Redstone Arsenal Joint Visitor Control Center Gate 9 parking lot, located at the Interstate 565 interchange at Research Park Boulevard, to be escorted to the event.

Through Artemis, NASA will send astronauts to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and build the foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.

For more on SLS, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space-launch-system

Jonathan Deal
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
256.631.9126
jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov

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NASA Invites Media to View Artemis II Orion Stage Adapter at Marshall

NASA - Breaking News - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 5:08pm

2 min read

Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) The Artemis II Orion stage adapter, built at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. NASA

Media are invited to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, at 2 p.m. CDT Thursday, Aug. 14 to view the final piece of space flight hardware for the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for the Artemis II mission before it is delivered to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All other elements of the SLS rocket for Artemis II are stacked on mobile launcher 1 in the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy. Artemis II, NASA’s first mission with crew aboard the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, is currently scheduled for a 10-day trip around the Moon no later than April 2026.

The Orion stage adapter, built by NASA Marshall, connects the SLS rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage to NASA’s Orion spacecraft. The small ring structure is the topmost portion of the SLS rocket. The adapter will also carry small payloads, called CubeSats, to deep space.

Media will have the opportunity to capture images and video and speak to subject matter experts. Along with viewing the adapter for Artemis II, media will be able to see the Orion stage adapter for the Artemis III mission, the first lunar landing at the Moon’s South Pole.

This event is open to U.S. media, who must confirm their attendance by 12 p.m. CDT Wednesday, Aug. 13, with Jonathan Deal in Marshall’s Office of Communications at jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov. Media must also report by 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.14 to the Redstone Arsenal Joint Visitor Control Center Gate 9 parking lot, located at the Interstate 565 interchange at Research Park Boulevard, to be escorted to the event.

Through Artemis, NASA will send astronauts to explore the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and build the foundation for the first crewed missions to Mars.

For more on SLS, visit: 

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/space-launch-system

Jonathan Deal
Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. 
256.631.9126
jonathan.e.deal@nasa.gov

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Microwaving rocks could help mining operations pull CO2 out of the air

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 5:04pm
A carbon dioxide removal company in Canada is experimenting with ways to treat mining waste to capture and store more CO2
Categories: Astronomy

Microwaving rocks could help mining operations pull CO2 out of the air

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 5:04pm
A carbon dioxide removal company in Canada is experimenting with ways to treat mining waste to capture and store more CO2
Categories: Astronomy

NASA Awards Second Human Health, Performance Contract

NASA News - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 4:21pm
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NASA has selected KBR Wyle Services, LLC of Fulton, Maryland, to provide services to the Human Health and Performance Directorate at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, which focuses on astronaut health, occupational health, and research that could help mitigate health risks for future human spaceflight missions.

The Human Health and Performance Contract 2 is a follow-on single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that begins its five-year period of performance on Nov. 1, with two possible option periods that could extend it through 2035. The total estimated value of the base period plus the optional periods is $3.6 billion. Leidos, Inc. of Reston, Virginia, is a subcontractor.

The contract will acquire support services for several programs, primarily at NASA Johnson. This includes the Human Research Program, International Space Station Program, Commercial Crew Program, Artemis campaign, and more. Services include ensuring crew health, safety, and performance; providing occupational health services; and conducting research into mitigating risks to the health, safety, and performance of future spaceflight crews.

The Human Health and Performance Directorate leads the global spaceflight community in protecting astronaut health and enabling human mission performance. Its vision focuses on humans living, working, and thriving in space, on the Moon and on to Mars, and its mission is to lead the global spaceflight community in protecting astronaut health and enabling human mission performance.

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov

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Tiernan Doyle
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
tiernan.doyle@nasa.gov

Victoria Segovia
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
victoria.segovia@nasa.gov

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NASA Awards Second Human Health, Performance Contract

NASA - Breaking News - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 4:21pm
Credit: NASA

NASA has selected KBR Wyle Services, LLC of Fulton, Maryland, to provide services to the Human Health and Performance Directorate at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, which focuses on astronaut health, occupational health, and research that could help mitigate health risks for future human spaceflight missions.

The Human Health and Performance Contract 2 is a follow-on single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that begins its five-year period of performance on Nov. 1, with two possible option periods that could extend it through 2035. The total estimated value of the base period plus the optional periods is $3.6 billion. Leidos, Inc. of Reston, Virginia, is a subcontractor.

The contract will acquire support services for several programs, primarily at NASA Johnson. This includes the Human Research Program, International Space Station Program, Commercial Crew Program, Artemis campaign, and more. Services include ensuring crew health, safety, and performance; providing occupational health services; and conducting research into mitigating risks to the health, safety, and performance of future spaceflight crews.

The Human Health and Performance Directorate leads the global spaceflight community in protecting astronaut health and enabling human mission performance. Its vision focuses on humans living, working, and thriving in space, on the Moon and on to Mars, and its mission is to lead the global spaceflight community in protecting astronaut health and enabling human mission performance.

For more information about NASA and agency programs, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov

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Tiernan Doyle
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1600
tiernan.doyle@nasa.gov

Victoria Segovia
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
victoria.segovia@nasa.gov

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APOD - Mon, 08/11/2025 - 4:00pm

Why is this nebula so complex?


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