60-Second Astro News: Light Pollution, Birds, and Zambuto Mirrors
In this roundup of recent news, birds react to light pollution and a respected mirror maker calls it a day. The post 60-Second Astro News: Light Pollution, Birds, and Zambuto …
‘Military AI is the future!’ New ‘Tron: Ares’ trailer sees Jared Leto’s supersoldier on a neon-lit mercy mission
Tron: Ares | Soldier | In Theaters October 10 – YouTube Watch On A pulse-pounding new trailer for Disney’s “Tron: Ares” has just powered up giving us another look at …
The Big Bang May Not Have Been First—Was Dark Matter Already Here?
A groundbreaking theory suggests that dark matter—the invisible material shaping galaxies—may have formed before the Big Bang. This idea challenges the widely accepted belief that the primordial explosion marked the …
Astronomy Cast: Ep. 755: Intermediate Mass Black Holes
May 12, 2025 Astronomy Cast Ep. 755: Intermediate Mass Black Holes By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on May 5, 2025. Hosted by: Fraser Cain and Dr. …
Job opening: Systems Assistant | The Planetary Society
Position Summary Reporting to and working under the guidance of the Chief Systems Administrator (CSA), the Systems Assistant supports the day-to-day IT operations of the organization. The Systems Assistant will …
Weird X-ray Flashes Lose Some of Their Mystery
Some fast X-ray transients — quick flashes of energetic radiation — may come from massive stars collapsing and exploding at the same time. The post Weird X-ray Flashes Lose Some …
Interstellar invader comet 3I/ATLAS could be investigated by these spacecraft as it races past the sun: ‘This could be literally a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
New research investigates the possibility that different spacecraft could visit Comet 3I/ATLAS, giving scientists a unique on-location view of the interstellar visitor, or even offering the chance to collect material …
Did Dark Matter Shape the Massive Black Holes of the Early Universe?
A groundbreaking study, published in March 2025 on the preprint server arXiv, reveals that ultralight dark matter might have played a pivotal role in the formation of supermassive black holes …
Astronomy Cast: Ep. 756: SphereX
May 19, 2025 Astronomy Cast Ep. 756: SphereX By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on May 12, 2025. NASA’s newly launched SphereX mission is up & operational …
Planetary Radio: Book Club Edition
Become A Member When you become a member, you join our mission to increase discoveries in our Solar System and beyond, elevate the search for life outside our planet, and …