New 'Jump Space' trailer blasts off with intense interstellar action ahead of September launch (video)
Leap into the killer cosmic combat for Keepsake Games' retitled first-person PvE shooter
SPACE.com 
The geology that holds up the Himalayas is not what we thought, scientists discover
A 100-year-old theory explaining how Asia can carry the huge weight of the Himalayas and Tibetan Plateau needs to be rewritten, a new study suggests.
Live Science 
We finally have an idea of how the lifetime supply of eggs develops in primates
Scientists have studied female monkey embryos to map how, when and where the egg supply develops. This can now be used to build realistic models of ovaries in the lab to search for the causes of reproductive health issues that lead to infertility.
There's Something Bizarre About When GPT-5 Writes in a Literary Style
Amid its many letdowns, OpenAI's latest large language model (LLM), the overhyped and under-delivering GPT-5, appears to be spitting out flowery, mysterious gibberish — and it may not be meant for human eyes.
Futurism 
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 175 — More AI in Space
On Episode 175 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Daniel Selva to talk about crew interactions and trust with AI using computers.
How the racist study of skulls gripped Victorian Britain's scientists
Craniometry, the study of skull measurements, was widely taught in medical schools in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
As Ocean Water Gets Worse, Sharks' Teeth Start to Dissolve
Sharks have been on this planet for more than 400 million years. They're older than trees, the North Star, and even the rings of Saturn. They've seen and been through it all. But the horrifying effects of human driven climate change could be what finally proves too much for these ancient beings. As we continue to pump astronomical amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, nearly a third of it gets absorbed by the ocean, gradually making its water more acidic. For sharks, the consequences could be horrifying. New research suggests that this acidifying could dissolve and weaken shark teeth, […]
Gigantopithecus Was the Largest Ape to Exist — Why Did it Disappear?
Learn more about the largest ape on Earth, Gigantopithecus, and why researchers are struggling to find evidence of the creature.
Discover Magazine 
5 common mistakes beginner astrophotographers make — and how to avoid them
Avoid blurry stars and excessive noise — master these 5 common astrophotography mistakes to capture sharp, stunning night sky images every time.
Neptune Know-It-All: A Neptune trivia quiz
In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of Neptune's features, moons, and the science that keeps astronomers fascinated.
Top Elon Musk Acolyte Running Large MDMA Empire
Since its initial synthesis by the German pharmaceutical company Merck in 1912, the drug 3,4-methylenedioxy-methylamphetamine, which is better known as "ecstasy," MDMA, or "Molly," has lived many lives. From its brief time being tested as a top-secret truth drug in US Army trials during the 1950s to its dual uses as a therapeutic tool and party drug throughout the 1960s and 70s, the compound's propensity for making those who take it feel the love has made it one of the most popular substances in modern history. Being banned in governments around the world starting in the mid-1980s didn't put much […]
Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block
The Trump administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" slashes federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel for aircraft.
Aug. 30, 1984: Space Shuttle Discovery launches
The third member of NASA’s space shuttle program, Discovery had a fraught journey to its launch. First, a test in June of 1984 found a flaw in the thermal shield; then a launch scheduled for later the same month was delayed due to a computer failure. Attempt No. 2 was halted only four seconds before Continue reading "Aug. 30, 1984: Space Shuttle Discovery launches" The post Aug. 30, 1984: Space Shuttle Discovery launches appeared first on Astronomy Magazine .
Astronomy Magazine 
Scientists Say They May Have Just Figured Out the Origin of Life
How did the building blocks of life come together to spawn the first organisms? Scientists just got a major clue. In a new study published in the journal Nature, a team of biologists say they've demonstrated how RNA molecules and amino acids could combine, by purely random interactions, to form proteins — the tireless molecules that are essential for carrying out nearly all of a cell's functions. Proteins don't replicate themselves but are created inside a complex molecular machine called a ribosome, based on instructions carried by RNA. Now we've gotten a glimpse at how proteins could form before these […]
NASA telescope spotted rare interstellar comet 2 months before it was officially 'discovered'
NASA's planet-hunting TESS telescope observed the rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS two months before it was formally "discovered," and those early observations reveal the comet is surprisingly active.
NASA employees fear worsening conditions as new Trump executive order eliminates their right to unionize
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump removes NASA employees from federal labor-management protections, under the justification of national security.