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Space is the new frontier in economics
20+ min ago (272+ words) Property rights underpin capitalism here on Earth, they must do the same in space " a new book by City AM columnist Rainer Zitelmann argues A little over ten years ago, when smartphones were still sufficiently new to mention, I attended…...
UMass to mark equinox with sunrise, sunset gatherings at sunwheel
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (411+ words) AMHERST " The public can mark the astronomical start of spring at the University of Massachusetts Amherst sunwheel during two gatherings on March 20, one at sunrise and another at sunset. The hourlong events will take place at 6: 45 a. m. and 6: 15 p. m. at the standing…...
April 2026: What's in the sky this month? Venus and Uranus meet, and the Lyrid meteor shower peaks
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1115+ words) Venus is brilliant in the western sky soon after sunset. On April 1 it stands 13" high 30 minutes after sunset and shines at magnitude "3. 9. Twenty minutes later, as twilight darkens, the stars of Taurus the Bull and the Pleiades star cluster (M45) pop…...
The Sky Today, April 14, 2026
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (138+ words) Earth is, simply put, a ball of confusion these days for most of us'from its pandemics to its politics and everything in between. Fortunately, we can find clarity simply by looking up at the sky. The. .. At 10: 10 AM: Mercury is…...
Webb telescope photos reveal mysterious little red dots " astronomers have no idea what they are
3+ week, 4+ day ago (815+ words) They're struggling to connect the dots. Scientists are baffled over mysterious dots captured by the James Webb Space Telescope " with some suggesting they could be giant stars from the origins of the Universe. "This is the first time in my…...
Scientists may have found a 'missing-link' black hole ripping up and devouring a star
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (504+ words) Astronomers have discovered that an unusual optical flare is the result of a star being ripped apart and devoured by a black hole " and what really sets this so-called Tidal Disruption Event (TDE) apart is the fact that the black…...
James Webb telescope reveals sharpest-ever look at the edge of a black hole " and it could solve a major galactic mystery
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (719+ words) The James Webb Space Telescope snapped its sharpest image of the area around a black hole, solving a long-standing galactic mystery. Astronomers have revealed the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) sharpest-ever image of the area around a black hole. The…...
Could a 7-dimensional space solve the black hole mystery?
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (362+ words) Black holes have long puzzled scientists, especially because of a problem known as the black hole information paradox. Now, a new study suggests that the answer to this mystery'and even the origin of the mass of fundamental particles'might lie in…...
Rare Comet Visible For First Time In 170, 000 Years This Weekend
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (330+ words) Comet C/2025 R3 (Pan-STARRS) is currently brightening and is already technically a naked-eye object in very dark skies. It now looks set to brighten over the next 10 mornings, becoming easier to see. It was found by the Pan STARRS survey at…...
You Could See the Comet of the Year This Weekend. Here's How to View It.
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (794+ words) A vivid comet could soon adorn the evening sky. If it survives its early April approach toward the sun, the cosmic orb could even become visible to the naked eye, and possibly as bright as Venus. Yet a lot has…...