Space & Astronomy

1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (533+ words) New research indicates that Mercury, the solar system’s smallest planet, might be contracting more dramatically than previously understood — similar to how a grape shrivels into a raisin when exposed to heat. A team from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of…...

6+ hour, 55+ min ago   (38+ words) Phys.orgUsing Helium, Astronomers Blow Certainty Into Early Big Bang Conditions eurasiareview.comMetal-poor nebulae provide the most precise estimate of primordial helium Nanowerk This site can’t be reached phys.org refused to connect....

11+ min ago   (132+ words) Explanation: This sight was worth getting out of bed early. Just over four years ago, Comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) rose before dawn to the delight of northern sky enthusiasts awake that early. Up before sunrise on July 8th, the featured photographer was…...

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (193+ words) Istanbul, September 13, 2026, SPA -- The Saudi "Desert Falcons" team, affiliated with Midana for Testing and Evaluation, won second place in the international A4 category of the Rocket Competition at TEKNOFEST 2026 in Türkiye, marking its first participation in the competition. The achievement came…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (198+ words) SpaceX has stood up a Falcon 9 at Space Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of today's launch of three O3b mPOWER satellites for SES. The 87-minute window opens at 2:49 p.m. ET (18:49 UTC), with teams watching weather conditions currently sitting at 60% favorable…...

1+ hour, 50+ min ago   (228+ words) A 386 PC For Your RP2350 hackaday.com We’re at a fortunate moment: microcontrollers available at modest prices are edging into the capability level previously reserved for full-fat systems and can, through emulation, run software beyond classic 8-bit home computers, consoles, or…...

5+ hour, 51+ min ago   (736+ words) The heads of some of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies are showing an unusual degree of agreement over one of the industry’s most difficult questions: how quickly should frontier AI systems be developed? The debate gained momentum after Anthropic…...

9+ hour, 43+ min ago   (286+ words) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says AI could pose catastrophic risks but argues the outcome depends on whether the industry takes the right path on AI safety. Updated: Sep 13, 2026, 02:50 PM IST Could advanced AI threaten humanity or even eventually kill humans?...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (1304+ words) New Delhi: Reliance Jio is reportedly preparing a major satellite internet network that could eventually consist of 1,600 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO), as the Indian telecom giant looks to enter the fast-growing satellite broadband market and compete with global…...

2+ hour, 16+ min ago   (86+ words) | Yes: Musk as he doubled down on old statement | Inshorts Inshorts Musk shares 3 ways to make AI safer Amid calls by AI leaders like Dario Amodei and Sam Altman for an AI slowdown, Elon Musk, another face of the technology,…...