There are many worlds and many systems of Universes existing all at the same time, all of them perishable.

— Anaximander 546 BC

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Tiangong astronauts experiment with AI robot and more to kick off busy year for Chinese human spaceflight (video)

Space.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 10:00am
China is planning to send two new crews to its Tiangong space station in another busy year of human spaceflight.
Categories: Astronomy

Should governments really be using AI to remake the state?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 9:15am
New Scientist's revelation that a UK minister is asking ChatGPT for advice raises the question of what role these new AI tools should play in government – and whether we should really think of them as intelligent
Categories: Astronomy

Should governments really be using AI to remake the state?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 9:15am
New Scientist's revelation that a UK minister is asking ChatGPT for advice raises the question of what role these new AI tools should play in government – and whether we should really think of them as intelligent
Categories: Astronomy

Rocket Lab launches private radar imaging satellite to orbit (video)

Space.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 9:01am
Rocket Lab successfully launched a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14).
Categories: Astronomy

Memory illusion makes you think events occurred earlier than they did

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 9:00am
It can be difficult to recall exactly when a specific event happened, and now it seems our memory can be tricked into pushing occurrences back in time, making us think they happened earlier than in reality
Categories: Astronomy

Memory illusion makes you think events occurred earlier than they did

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 9:00am
It can be difficult to recall exactly when a specific event happened, and now it seems our memory can be tricked into pushing occurrences back in time, making us think they happened earlier than in reality
Categories: Astronomy

If Life on Mars Ever Existed, This Bizarre Rock May Tell Us

Scientific American.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 9:00am

The intriguing chemistry of a rock collected by the Perseverance rover could trace to microbial activity—or not

Categories: Astronomy

These Dogs Can Sniff Out Invasive Species before It’s Too Late

Scientific American.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 9:00am

Dogs excel at finding spotted lanternfly eggs in lower-level infestations

Categories: Astronomy

Galaxies in Space

APOD - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 8:00am

The plane of our Milky Way


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

These Funko Pop! Star Wars figures are highly collectible and have a big discount at Walmart and Best Buy

Space.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 7:19am
Young Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi Bobbleheads make a great addition or start to any Star Wars fan's Funko Pop! collection
Categories: Astronomy

AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 7:00am
In a survey of AI researchers, most say current AI models are unlikely to lead to artificial general intelligence with human-level capabilities, even as companies invest billions of dollars in this goal
Categories: Astronomy

AI scientists are sceptical that modern models will lead to AGI

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 7:00am
In a survey of AI researchers, most say current AI models are unlikely to lead to artificial general intelligence with human-level capabilities, even as companies invest billions of dollars in this goal
Categories: Astronomy

How to Protect Pets and Backyard Chickens from Bird Flu

Scientific American.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 7:00am

As bird flu outbreaks continue to affect animals, experts answer questions about keeping pets and their owners healthy

Categories: Astronomy

Are the Colors in Space ‘Real’?

Scientific American.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:45am

In colorful photographs of galaxies, stars, planets, and more, what you see isn’t necessarily what you get

Categories: Astronomy

How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:00am
These brilliant images show how researchers in Switzerland are using weather-modification techniques to understand how ice crystals form in clouds, an important and poorly understood factor in climate and weather models
Categories: Astronomy

How cloud-seeding could help us predict when it will snow

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:00am
These brilliant images show how researchers in Switzerland are using weather-modification techniques to understand how ice crystals form in clouds, an important and poorly understood factor in climate and weather models
Categories: Astronomy

More than half of life on Earth experiencing unprecedented conditions

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:00am
An analysis of changes to global ecosystems has revealed that almost nowhere is untouched by the influence of humanity, with more than 50 per cent of the planet's land mass experiencing "novel" conditions
Categories: Astronomy

More than half of life on Earth experiencing unprecedented conditions

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:00am
An analysis of changes to global ecosystems has revealed that almost nowhere is untouched by the influence of humanity, with more than 50 per cent of the planet's land mass experiencing "novel" conditions
Categories: Astronomy

Robotics Researcher Creates the Real Cosmo from Netflix’s Movie The Electric State

Scientific American.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:00am

A robotics researcher takes on the Russo brothers’ vision from the new movie The Electric State.

Categories: Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope investigates the origins of 'failed stars' in the Flame Nebula

Space.com - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 6:00am
The James Webb Space Telescope is investigating the Flame Nebula, hunting for "failed stars" to better understand how brown dwarfs form and evolve.
Categories: Astronomy