Astronauts on future missions won't be surviving on freeze-dried meals and protein bars. Instead, they might be harvesting fresh rice from compact plants just 10 centimetres tall, engineered specifically for life beyond Earth. The revolutionary ‘Moon Rice’ project is developing the perfect crop for sustained space habitation, combining cutting edge genetics with the practical needs of deep space exploration.
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UK is Considering a Mission to Venus to Search for Life
Venus has always seemed like the last place you'd expect to find life. With surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead and crushing atmospheric pressure, our neighboring planet appears utterly hostile. But high in its clouds, where conditions are surprisingly Earth-like, scientists have discovered something extraordinary: mysterious gases that shouldn't exist, unless something is alive up there….perhaps!
Little Red Dots Lead To Big Discoveries
Names are a strange thing in astronomy. Sometimes scientists come up with grandiose, simple name, like the Extremely Large Telescope. Other times, they come up with unique sounding names, like quasars. And sometimes they come up with names that, while descriptive in some sense, are completely misleading in others. That is the case for Little Red Dots (LRD) - active galactic nuclei in the early universe that show up as a little red dot in the images captured by whatever telescope found them. However, they actually represent supermassive black holes hundreds of millions of times the size of our Sun. A new paper from Federica Loiacono and her colleagues at Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica in Italy describes one of these behemoths they found with the James Webb Space Telescope at a period of the early universe, about 11 billion years ago, known as the “cosmic noon”.
Breakthrough Listen Releases Results for 27 Eclipsing Exoplanets
We live in an exciting time of technological innovation and breakthroughs in astronomy, cosmology, and astrophysics. This is similarly true for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), which seeks to leverage advances in instrumentation and computing to find evidence of "technosignatures" in the Universe. While the scope has expanded considerably since Cornell Professor Frank Drake and colleagues conducted the first SETI experiment over sixty years ago (Project Ozma), the vast majority have consisted of listening to space for signs of possible radio transmissions.
Superman's biggest weakness isn't kryptonite; It's that every Man of Steel movie to date has a disappointing ending
He may be faster than a speeding bullet, but Superman has a long-standing problem with final acts.
Now under $30, transform any room into a cosmic wonderland with this Cadrim star projector
This room-filling Cadrim star projector has never been cheaper, an absolute steal at 20% off. It's perfect for parties, game rooms or as a night light and even projects the moon!
Best Amazon Prime Day 2025 streaming deals — you can still get over 90% off
These are the best Amazon Prime Day streaming deals that are still on offer, but you'll have to hurry, as Prime Day is ending soon.
James Webb Space Telescope unwraps the dusty shrouds of dying stars
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have probed the dusty shells that surround dying stars called Wolf-Rayet stars.
Less than $10! This cheap camera lens cleaning set would stop me from resorting to my t-shirt
$10 or under for all these different camera accessories, SD memory card, carry bag, lens cleaning set and more this Amazon Prime Day.
Want $600 off the Unistellar eQuinox 2? This anti-Prime Day deal ends July 13
Get our best smart telescope for $2199 in this hot anti-Prime Day deal but move quickly because it must end on July 13.
Silver Surfer proclaims Earth's doom in chilling new 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' clip (video)
'Your world will be consumed by The Devourer. There is nothing you can do to stop him.'
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You can still get one of the best budget binoculars for under $35 this Prime Day
One of the best binoculars on the market and the best binoculars for kids, the Celestron Cometron 7x50, are now under $35 for Amazon Prime Day.
Microgravity Effects
What Is Microgravity?
Microgravity occurs when objects are in free fall, such as astronauts orbiting Earth in the International Space Station (ISS). It creates the illusion of weightlessness but still involves small gravitational forces.
Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes show 2 sides of star cluster duo | Space photo of the day for July 10, 2025
In a combined image from the two space telescopes, two star clusters shine in the darkness of space.
Only $51! Last chance to grab this beginner telescope for great views of the full moon
Perfect for families and kids — the Celestron Powerseeker 50AZ is now only $51, allowing you to enjoy views of the night sky without breaking the bank.
Webb scratches under Cat’s Paw Nebula for third anniversary
To mark its third year of highly productive science, astronomers used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to scratch beyond the surface of the Cat’s Paw Nebula (NGC 6334), a massive, local star-forming region.
Trump names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as interim NASA administrator
Trump abruptly announced the appointment of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy as acting NASA Administrator as the U.S. Senate reviews the space agency's proposed budget.
Are you a Canon fan? These anti-Prime deals save you hundreds off top models including R8, R5 II and R6 II
Walmart is serving up some hot anti-Prime Day deals on Canon EOS R cameras with hundreds of dollars off the best models!
Why scientists are so excited about the newfound interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (op-ed)
The scientific and cultural impact of 3I/ATLAS over the coming months and years will serve as an exemplar of what astronomy can learn and why it matters.
Did you feel it? Earth just had one of its shortest days ever and 2 more are coming
As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.
