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Going the distance
On November 18, Voyager 1 will reach one light-day from Earth. It’s still finding surprises in interstellar space.
Giant bacteria could be living in your gut
Bacteria that are visible without a microscope are generally found in mangroves and fish, but an analysis of different species from around the world suggests they also reside in the human gut
Hannah Fry: How OpenAI has caused an existential crisis in mathematics
OpenAI has been throwing everything at solving long-standing maths problems. This should have been a glorious moment for mathematicians – but instead we're having a massive collective wobble, says New Scientist's new columnist, professor Hannah Fry
Why Won't NASA Just Buy Falcon 9 from SpaceX? | Q&A 466
🔴 [Q&A+] No YT ads. Bonus Question. For FREE https://www.patreon.com/collection/116942 🟣 [Overtime] Even more Q&A https://www.patreon.com/collection/1720060 If SpaceX no longer want Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon, why won't NASA just buy them for themselves? What would a perfect space station look like? What is being done to improve the deep space network? And in Q&A+, finally, a Lagrange Point question. 00:00 Intro 00:27 [@kairon156] What would a perfect space station look like? 08:13 [@endigo2007] Can NASA buy the remaining Falcon 9's and operate them to send Dragon to ISS? 10:57 [@musicover5] Is there work being done to increase the bandwidth of the deep space network? 15:09 Final thoughts 📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTER Read by 70,000 people every Friday. Written by Fraser. No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://www.universetoday.com/podcast Astronomy Cast: https://www.astronomycast.com/ 📩 CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com ⚖️ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) You are free to use my work for any purpose you like, just mention me as the source and link back to this video.
The Deep Ocean Has Its Own Weather System | Astrum Earth
The most extreme weather on Earth doesn’t happen in the sky… it happens deep in the ocean. From 200km underwater waves, to lethal blizzards, ocean blackouts, and the icy “finger of death” freezing everything in its path, the ocean’s depths are far more chaotic than we ever imagined. In this video, we’ll explore the science behind the most terrifying deep sea weather events on the planet.▀▀▀▀▀▀For 72 hours, 15% OFF all Hoverpens with code ASTRUMEARTH, or click the link https://noviumdesign.shop/AstrumEarth - Free shipping to most countries.
A Trip to Mars Could Break Your Heart - Literally
When astronauts first travel to Mars, or anywhere else in deep space, they will have to contend with two problems that our planet itself protects us from on its surface - radiation and weightlessness. Scientists already know both can have a profound impact on the human body, but just how much of one, and how long that impact can last, remain a mystery.
Rare cancer spread between twins in utero
In a very rare case, a fetus developed cancer in the uterus, and these tumour cells spread to her twin sister
How El Niño could spark a worldwide food crisis
Droughts and flooding brought by El Niño threaten crops around the world, raising the risk of increased prices and famines
Introducing - 60 Seconds In Space News
About Space Today is adding “60 Second In Space.” Almost daily news about our space program is being reported. So, when news breaks hear it on About Space Today’s new addition that will keep you up to date.
APOD: 2026 October 14 – Mars and the Beehive Under an Aurora
What a cosmic coincidence! In today’s image, Mars joins the Beehive cluster below an auroral curtain and above a horizon of happy little trees near Lansjärv, Sweden.
Pleiades (known as Matariki in NZ) over Aoraki/Mount Cook (OC)
I wasn’t even planning on capturing this image, but while waiting for another composition I realised this shot would be possible and couldn’t help myself but to shoot it. This night was super calm, giving me some absolutely perfect reflections in the lake, unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. There was a very small window in the night when the alignment would work, giving me about 5 minutes to create the image, ensuring the cluster would be centred above the mountain.
Hurricane Simon Lurks Off the Mexican Coast
Though it remained offshore, the storm lashed coastal areas with high winds and flooding—and produced remarkable rippling patterns in the upper atmosphere.
New Data from the Juno Spacecraft Reveals that Jupiter’s Has a Rippling, Wavy Magnetodisk
Using observations from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team led by Shandong University shows that Jupiter's magnetodisk is a rippling structure that rotates with the planet, contrary to what scientists previously thought.
Dinosaur named new species 102 years after fossil found on Isle of Wight
Invictibellatrix amberina, a predator in the megaraptoran group of dinosaurs, lived in what is now Britain 120 million years ago and may have had claws 20 centimetres long
Launch Preview: Falcon 9, ZhuQue-2E to launch during quiet week
This week features a relatively quiet launch manifest, with SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 comprising much
Hypernovae May Be All Hype, No Nova
Astrophysicists think that hypernovae are the most powerful stellar explosions in the Universe. They're the most explosive type of core-collapse supernova. But the evidence for them is not voluminous, and new research pokes holes in it, pointing out that hypernovae may not actually exist.
Science on the space station and Maragret Hamilton’s legacy
A resupply mission is on its way to the International Space Station after launching Tuesday. What science is in store for the crew? Plus, a look at Margaret Hamilton’s career at NASA, a woman whose contributions helped land the first astronauts on the moon.
NASA Names Astronaut Christina Koch Acting Deputy Chief Engineer
NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will conclude more than 35 years of distinguished service to the agency on Wednesday, Oct. 21. In her new role, Koch will help lead NASA’s engineering community,
Comparing Off-World Rover Driving Distances
Description This infographic illustrates the distances driven by various rovers on the surface of Earth’s Moon and Mars. Of the vehicles shown, the NASA Mars rovers Perseverance and Curiosity are still operational and moving across the surface; the figures shown for those two are distances driven as of Oct. 11, 2026. As of that date,
NASA’s Record-Setting Perseverance Rover Team
Description Members of NASA’s Perseverance Mars mission team gather in the Mars Yard at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California with a certificate from Guinness World Records marking the rover distance record on the Red Planet. Positioned in front of the team is OPTIMISM (Operational Perseverance Twin for Integration of Mechanisms and Instruments
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