Once you can accept the Universe as matter expanding into nothing that is something, wearing stripes with plaid comes easy.

— Albert Einstein

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Chinese spacecraft Tianwen-2 beams back first image of Earth’s “mini moon”

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 9:30am

China’s Tianwen-2 aims to collect samples from asteroid Kamo’oalewa and return them to Earth

Categories: Astronomy

Musical take on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is moving and charming

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 8:00am
A TED talk and then a film, William Kamkwamba’s story of how he worked to provide his rural Malawian village with electricity has now been turned into a musical – and it mostly works, says Bethan Ackerley
Categories: Astronomy

Musical take on The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is moving and charming

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 8:00am
A TED talk and then a film, William Kamkwamba’s story of how he worked to provide his rural Malawian village with electricity has now been turned into a musical – and it mostly works, says Bethan Ackerley
Categories: Astronomy

Meet the Cygnus, the High-Flying Swan

Sky & Telescope Magazine - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 8:00am

Meet Cygnus, the Swan, a high-flying constellation that looks like its namesake and has a rich mythological history.

The post Meet the Cygnus, the High-Flying Swan appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Categories: Astronomy

Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 7:49am
The fate of the Atlantic Ocean current that keeps Europe’s climate warm depends on our carbon emissions and the rate of ice melt from Greenland, but there is a chance that a shutdown is already inevitable
Categories: Astronomy

Collapse of AMOC ocean current may already be locked in

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 7:49am
The fate of the Atlantic Ocean current that keeps Europe’s climate warm depends on our carbon emissions and the rate of ice melt from Greenland, but there is a chance that a shutdown is already inevitable
Categories: Astronomy

Human brains may have got bigger for no particular reason

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:00am
Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – but that may not be true at all
Categories: Astronomy

Human brains may have got bigger for no particular reason

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:00am
Our brains are large compared with other animals, so it is tempting to assume there was an evolutionary advantage to them – but that may not be true at all
Categories: Astronomy

Can the chances of a successful IVF pregnancy be improved with AI?

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 6:00am

Some IVF clinics are using AI to perform tasks such as sperm and embryo selection, but some fertility experts question whether the technology will lead to more live births

Categories: Astronomy

Beetroot juice is trending – its benefits go beyond the hype

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 5:00am
Some marathon runners and other athletes swear by beetroot juice shots, but is there evidence they really do anything for our bodies? Columnist Alice Klein investigates
Categories: Astronomy

Beetroot juice is trending – its benefits go beyond the hype

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 5:00am
Some marathon runners and other athletes swear by beetroot juice shots, but is there evidence they really do anything for our bodies? Columnist Alice Klein investigates
Categories: Astronomy

Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philosophy?

New Scientist Space - Cosmology - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 2:00am
AI companies are hiring philosophy graduates to help them understand the nature of consciousness, whether it can be replicated and how their systems can be made better and more reliable
Categories: Astronomy

Can the biggest problems in AI be solved by philosophy?

New Scientist Space - Space Headlines - Mon, 07/06/2026 - 2:00am
AI companies are hiring philosophy graduates to help them understand the nature of consciousness, whether it can be replicated and how their systems can be made better and more reliable
Categories: Astronomy

Nearby "Super Earth" Could Host Life After All

Universe Today - Sun, 07/05/2026 - 4:19pm

Using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory, astronomers have taken a closer look at a nearby exoplanet and discovered it may be more Earth-like than previously thought.Using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope at McDonald Observatory, astronomers have taken a closer look at a nearby exoplanet and discovered it may be more Earth-like than previously thought.

Categories: Astronomy

Astronomers Characterize "Improbable" System Shaped by Brown Dwarf

Universe Today - Sun, 07/05/2026 - 4:05pm

An international team involving over ten institutions, with a strong participation from ESO and INAF, has characterised TOI-201 c, the transiting brown dwarf with the longest period for which mass has been measured. The study, published today in Nature, reveals a compact, coplanar system in which the presence of a massive, eccentric object redefines the stability boundaries for the inner planets

Categories: Astronomy

Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in—and they’re not good

Scientific American.com - Sun, 07/05/2026 - 8:00am

Reliance on artificial-intelligence tools degrades the abilities of physicians and software engineers, studies show

Categories: Astronomy

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APOD - Sun, 07/05/2026 - 4:00am

Why are parts of this asteroid's surface so smooth?


Categories: Astronomy, NASA