Monthly Archives: September 2025
Simulations show Saturn’s moon Enceladus shoots less ice into space than previous estimates

Simulations show Saturn’s moon Enceladus shoots less ice into space than previous estimates In the 17th century, astronomers Christiaan Huygens…

Simulation reveals uneven water distribution in Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere

Simulation reveals uneven water distribution in Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle…

Rogue planet SIMP-0136 displays strong auroral activity similar to Northern Lights

Rogue planet SIMP-0136 displays strong auroral activity similar to Northern Lights Strong Northern Lights-like activity is the standout feature of…

Icy planetesimal with high nitrogen and water content discovered in white dwarf’s atmosphere

Icy planetesimal with high nitrogen and water content discovered in white dwarf’s atmosphere University of Warwick astronomers have uncovered the…

A Potential Martian Biosignature

A Potential Martian Biosignature I’ve long maintained that we’ll find compelling biosignatures on an exoplanet sooner than we’ll find them…

JWST searches for stars in a glowing gas cloud

JWST searches for stars in a glowing gas cloud Star formation is a fundamental physical process in our universe. Stars…

Award-worthy and record-breaking

Award-worthy and record-breaking From photographers to science communicators, this week we celebrate some well-deserved wins. Plus, our Day of Action…

Should we edit nature?

Should we edit nature? Countless species are dying from human-induced environmental change. Should we use genetic technology to alter and…

Double launch day complete with SpaceX, ULA successes

Double launch day complete with SpaceX, ULA successes A busy week on the Space Coast saw two rockets launch within…

Double launch day complete with SpaceX, ULA successes

Double launch day complete with SpaceX, ULA successes A busy week on the Space Coast saw two rockets launch within…

NASA launches mission to study sun-fueled solar bubble

NASA launches mission to study sun-fueled solar bubble A NASA mission to study the heliosphere—the sun’s magnetic bubble that shields…

Exoplanets: Refining the Target List

Exoplanets: Refining the Target List I wasn’t surprised to learn that the number of confirmed exoplanets had finally topped 6,000,…

Hamad International Airport and PKX sign deal to enhance connectivity

Hamad International Airport and PKX sign deal to enhance connectivity Hamad International Airport in Qatar has formalised a partnership with…

US President Trump criticizes UN, NATO and climate ‘hoax’

US President Trump criticizes UN, NATO and climate ‘hoax’ United States President Donald Trump told world leaders gathered at the…

‘Invisible’ asteroids near Venus may threaten Earth in the future

‘Invisible’ asteroids near Venus may threaten Earth in the future An international study led by researchers at São Paulo State…

Collision between two bodies of similar mass may explain the formation of Mercury

Collision between two bodies of similar mass may explain the formation of Mercury The formation of Mercury remains an unsolved…

Amateur astronomers help track asteroid to French impact site

Amateur astronomers help track asteroid to French impact site With help from amateur astronomers, scientists tracked how an asteroid traveled…

Perspectives on Mars terraforming research

Perspectives on Mars terraforming research AI generated image of Mars in the process of being terraformed. Credit: Gemini The concept…

Webb discovers ‘The Cliff’ object that could solve red dot mystery

Webb discovers ‘The Cliff’ object that could solve red dot mystery A new class of supermassive black holes embedded in…

New NASA mission to reveal Earth’s invisible ‘halo’

New NASA mission to reveal Earth’s invisible ‘halo’ A new NASA mission will capture images of Earth’s invisible “halo,” the…

Don’t stare at the Sun (unless you’re SOHO)

Don’t stare at the Sun (unless you’re SOHO) The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory isn’t just a powerful tool for studying…

Breaking the chain

Breaking the chain The role of the conscious observer has posed a stubborn problem for quantum measurement. Phenomenology offers a…

NASA’s Deep Space Communications demo exceeds project expectations

NASA’s Deep Space Communications demo exceeds project expectations NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology has successfully shown that data encoded…

NASA’s Deep Space Communications demo exceeds project expectations

NASA’s Deep Space Communications demo exceeds project expectations NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology has successfully shown that data encoded…

NASA’s tally of planets outside our solar system reaches 6,000

NASA’s tally of planets outside our solar system reaches 6,000 The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by…

JFK Airport to debut pooled electric ground support fleet at Terminal 6

JFK Airport to debut pooled electric ground support fleet at Terminal 6 JFK airport will operate a pool of eGSE…

Ahead of high-stakes General Assembly week, Guterres urges world leaders to ‘get serious – and deliver’

Ahead of high-stakes General Assembly week, Guterres urges world leaders to ‘get serious – and deliver’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres…

How NASA’s Roman mission will unveil our home galaxy using cosmic dust

How NASA’s Roman mission will unveil our home galaxy using cosmic dust NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will help…

Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars—an astrobiologist explains the findings

Scientists detected a potential biosignature on Mars—an astrobiologist explains the findings As the Perseverance rover traversed an ancient river valley…

SETI Odds and Ends

SETI Odds and Ends I’m catching up with a lot of papers in my backlog, prompted by a rereading yesterday…

Study finds exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e is unlikely to have a Venus- or Mars-like atmosphere

Study finds exoplanet TRAPPIST-1e is unlikely to have a Venus- or Mars-like atmosphere In the search for habitable exoplanets, atmospheric…

Where did the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS come from?

Where did the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS come from? Comet 3I/ATLAS is the third ISO ever detected. It was discovered by…

Planets without plate tectonics and too little carbon dioxide could mean that technological alien life is rare

Planets without plate tectonics and too little carbon dioxide could mean that technological alien life is rare The closest technological…

An exciting discovery on Mars

An exciting discovery on Mars NASA’s Perseverance rover has identified a potential biosignature on Mars. Go to Source Author: The…

Katie’s story

Katie’s story Frontotemporal dementia is rare and ruthless. When it robbed Katie of her husband at 33, his story became…

Volcanic emissions of reactive sulfur gases may have shaped early climate of Mars, making it more hospitable to life

Volcanic emissions of reactive sulfur gases may have shaped early climate of Mars, making it more hospitable to life While…

NASA fuel storage research launches aboard resupply mission

NASA fuel storage research launches aboard resupply mission Space missions rely on cryogenic fluids—extremely cold liquids like liquid hydrogen and…

‘Potential biosignatures’ found in ancient Mars lake

‘Potential biosignatures’ found in ancient Mars lake A new study suggests a habitable past and signs of ancient microbial processes…

Stitching the Stars: Graphene’s Fractal Leap Toward a Space Elevator

Stitching the Stars: Graphene’s Fractal Leap Toward a Space Elevator The advantages of a space elevator have been percolating through…

‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform

‘No ordinary session’: Baerbock opens UN General Assembly with call for courage and reform As the UN General Assembly opened…

A hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at a rate never seen before

A hungry star is eating its cosmic twin at a rate never seen before A greedy white dwarf star not…

GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies collaborate on hybrid electric aviation

GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies collaborate on hybrid electric aviation GE Aerospace and BETA Technologies have entered into a strategic…

50 years ago, NASA sent two spacecraft to search for life on Mars. The missions’ findings are still discussed today

50 years ago, NASA sent two spacecraft to search for life on Mars. The missions’ findings are still discussed today…

Mars has a solid core, resolving a longstanding planetary mystery, according to new study

Mars has a solid core, resolving a longstanding planetary mystery, according to new study Scientists have discovered that Mars has…

Image: Hubble spies galaxy with much to see

Image: Hubble spies galaxy with much to see While it may appear as just another spiral galaxy among billions in…

China eyes Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus in the hunt for habitability

China eyes Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus in the hunt for habitability China’s Deep Space Exploration Laboratory and the Shanghai Institute…

Asia will get a prime view of this weekend’s total lunar eclipse

Asia will get a prime view of this weekend’s total lunar eclipse The year’s second total lunar eclipse is coming…

Society needs hope

Society needs hope Youths around the world are in a profound crisis of despair. Adults must help them to believe…

Vintage NASA: See Voyager’s 1990 ‘Solar System Family Portrait’ debut

Vintage NASA: See Voyager’s 1990 ‘Solar System Family Portrait’ debut This week marks 48 years since the Sept. 5, 1977,…

Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 completes its mission

Ireland’s first satellite EIRSAT-1 completes its mission Ireland’s first satellite, EIRSAT-1, has completed its mission orbiting Earth. The CubeSat, which…

Ancient Life on Ceres?

Ancient Life on Ceres? We keep going through revolutions in the way science fiction writers handle asteroids. Discovered in 1801,…

Webb reveals warm space dust in far-off Makani galaxy’s circumgalactic medium

Webb reveals warm space dust in far-off Makani galaxy’s circumgalactic medium In a distant galaxy called Makani, particles of dust…

Guterres condemns detention of more UN staff in Yemen

Guterres condemns detention of more UN staff in Yemen UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the arbitrary detention of…

Magnetic fields in infant universe may have been billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet

Magnetic fields in infant universe may have been billions of times weaker than a fridge magnet The magnetic fields that…

US DOT allocates funding to enhance rural airports in Oregon

US DOT allocates funding to enhance rural airports in Oregon The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has allocated $17.1m in…

A sharper image of the early universe: Program brings greater understanding to star and galaxy formation

A sharper image of the early universe: Program brings greater understanding to star and galaxy formation What was the universe…

Ntaria

Ntaria Scenes from Aboriginal Australian pottery, brought to animated life, capture the turn of the seasons in central Australia –…

Is there life on Saturn’s moon? Where there’s water, there’s a chance

Is there life on Saturn’s moon? Where there’s water, there’s a chance At first glance, Saturn’s moon Enceladus seems rather…

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