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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Scientists catch bacteria sharing proteins to survive antibiotics

Scientific American.com - Mon, 07/13/2026 - 6:45am

Bacteria send protein packages to dormant neighbors to endure antibiotic attack

Categories: Astronomy

Watching Dawn and Dusk on a Distant Hot Jupiter

Universe Today - Mon, 07/13/2026 - 1:51am

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have caught an extreme, tidally locked exoplanet in the act of showing two very different faces at once, a fierce, wind battered hemisphere and a comparatively gentler half. The discovery not only reveals a planet with a genuine weather system violent enough to tear water apart, it hints at a missing ingredient in how scientists model alien atmospheres altogether.

Categories: Astronomy

Listening for the Universe's Faintest Whispers, a Billion Supernovae at Once

Universe Today - Mon, 07/13/2026 - 1:37am

Buried a kilometre underground in Japan, one of the world's most sensitive detectors may have caught its first faint trace of a sound scientists have been straining to hear for decades, the combined whisper of every supernova that has ever exploded across the universe. It is not yet a confirmed discovery, but if it holds up, it could rewrite how we trace the life and death of stars.

Categories: Astronomy

Most Of Moon’s Water Likely Remains Chemically Bound In Its Deep Interior

Universe Today - Sun, 07/12/2026 - 8:05pm

Aside from an unknown quantity of water in the Moon’s permanently shaded polar craters, the lion’s share of what water the Moon may have is likely chemically bound in its deep interior.

Categories: Astronomy

China Successfully Tests Reusable Long March-10B

Universe Today - Sun, 07/12/2026 - 4:56pm

On Friday, July 10th, China achieved a major milestone as its Long March-10B completed a its maiden test flight, which included the retrieval of its first stage booster.

Categories: Astronomy

Deadly meat allergies from tick bites are on the rise. Should you be worried?

Scientific American.com - Sun, 07/12/2026 - 6:30am

Alpha-gal syndrome is increasing across the U.S., driven by lone star ticks

Categories: Astronomy

Is it a problem for cats to eat insects? Researchers are probing feline diets to find out

Scientific American.com - Sun, 07/12/2026 - 6:00am

The sheer amount of insects that free-range cats consume might surprise you

Categories: Astronomy

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APOD - Sun, 07/12/2026 - 4:00am

Where can you find dragons fighting in the night sky?


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

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APOD - Sun, 07/12/2026 - 4:00am

What are these two bands in the sky?


Categories: Astronomy, NASA

Wally Funk, Aviation Pioneer and Oldest Woman to Travel to Space, Dies at 87

Universe Today - Sat, 07/11/2026 - 7:14pm

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87.

Categories: Astronomy

How a 1,900-year-old latrine helps explain why Roman concrete lasts

Scientific American.com - Sat, 07/11/2026 - 11:00am

An ancient sample shows calcite threading through this material’s cracks and pores, offering possible lessons for making modern concrete last longer

Categories: Astronomy

Wimbledon 2026 opened with a 148 mph serve—here’s how tennis players' brains track such fast balls

Scientific American.com - Sat, 07/11/2026 - 7:00am

Tennis players can return high-speed balls using a combination of reaction and predicting the future

Categories: Astronomy

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APOD - Sat, 07/11/2026 - 12:00am

What has happened to Saturn's moon Iapetus?


Categories: Astronomy, NASA