The space of night is infinite,
The blackness and emptiness
Crossed only by thin bright fences
Of logic

— Kenneth Rexroth
"Theory of Numbers"

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Ice-monitoring drones set for first tests in the Arctic

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating
Categories: Astronomy

Ice-monitoring drones set for first tests in the Arctic

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
High-speed drones will be put to the test in the extreme Arctic environment as part of a project to assess how quickly glaciers in Greenland are retreating
Categories: Astronomy

Can't stop doomscrolling? Here's some research to help you cut back

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
If you find yourself buffeted by bad news online, our resident advice columnist David Robson has some science-backed tips for managing your consumption and boosting your resilience
Categories: Astronomy

Can't stop doomscrolling? Here's some research to help you cut back

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
If you find yourself buffeted by bad news online, our resident advice columnist David Robson has some science-backed tips for managing your consumption and boosting your resilience
Categories: Astronomy

Robert Pattinson shines in clunky sci-fi adaptation Mickey 17

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Our hero Mickey accidentally breaks the rules when he's "reprinted", in a tired take on an old trope, finds film columnist Simon Ings
Categories: Astronomy

Robert Pattinson shines in clunky sci-fi adaptation Mickey 17

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Our hero Mickey accidentally breaks the rules when he's "reprinted", in a tired take on an old trope, finds film columnist Simon Ings
Categories: Astronomy

Washed-up clothing mimics seaweed in stunning cyanotypes

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Mandy Barker's new book, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype imperfections, highlights the ongoing ocean pollution crisis by echoing an influential 19th-century book
Categories: Astronomy

A moving story reveals hidden human cost of drug trials

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Drug trials are vital to medicine, but what of those taking part? Jennie Erin Smith's moving new book about what happened in a rural community hit by early-onset Alzheimer's disease gives them a voice
Categories: Astronomy

Washed-up clothing mimics seaweed in stunning cyanotypes

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Mandy Barker's new book, Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype imperfections, highlights the ongoing ocean pollution crisis by echoing an influential 19th-century book
Categories: Astronomy

A moving story reveals hidden human cost of drug trials

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Drug trials are vital to medicine, but what of those taking part? Jennie Erin Smith's moving new book about what happened in a rural community hit by early-onset Alzheimer's disease gives them a voice
Categories: Astronomy

A bestseller is born: How Zuckerberg discovered the Streisand Effect

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback is baffled – baffled! – as to why Facebook owner Meta's attempts to suppress a previous employee's memoir sent the book rocketing to the top of the book charts
Categories: Astronomy

Why pilots are worried about plans to replace co-pilots with AI

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
A cost-cutting initiative in the world of passenger aviation could see flight-deck staff reduced to just a captain, with their co-pilot replaced by AI. It may save money, but it's a risk too far, argues Paul Marks
Categories: Astronomy

A bestseller is born: How Zuckerberg discovered the Streisand Effect

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Feedback is baffled – baffled! – as to why Facebook owner Meta's attempts to suppress a previous employee's memoir sent the book rocketing to the top of the book charts
Categories: Astronomy

Why pilots are worried about plans to replace co-pilots with AI

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
A cost-cutting initiative in the world of passenger aviation could see flight-deck staff reduced to just a captain, with their co-pilot replaced by AI. It may save money, but it's a risk too far, argues Paul Marks
Categories: Astronomy

Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Why are some people drawn towards exploration and challenge – even to the point of extreme danger? Alex Hutchinson's bracing new book unpicks the complex reasons
Categories: Astronomy

It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play "diagnostic bingo" before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers a fresh understanding of the condition, the time for change is now
Categories: Astronomy

Our drive for adventure and challenge has ancient origins

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
Why are some people drawn towards exploration and challenge – even to the point of extreme danger? Alex Hutchinson's bracing new book unpicks the complex reasons
Categories: Astronomy

It is time to close the autism diagnosis gender gap

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
For decades, autistic women and girls have had to play "diagnostic bingo" before getting their true diagnosis. As new neuroscience offers a fresh understanding of the condition, the time for change is now
Categories: Astronomy

Europe's life-hunting ExoMars rover gets new landing platform to replace canceled Russian craft

Space.com - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 2:00pm
The European Space Agency has picked Airbus to build the landing platform for the life-hunting ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, which is scheduled to launch in 2028.
Categories: Astronomy

Familiar faces return in 'Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld', which hits Disney+ on May the 4th (video)

Space.com - Wed, 04/02/2025 - 1:48pm
Disney has revealed its third animated Star Wars anthology series, which takes us deeper into the galaxy's darkest corners through the eyes of two infamous bounty hunters.
Categories: Astronomy