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2025 Afghanistan earthquake en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Af... On 31 August 2025, at 23:47 AFT (19:17 UTC), a Mw 6.0 earthquake struck Kunar Province in eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan. More than 1,423 people were killed and more than 3,500 others were injured
Solving evolutionary mystery of how humans came to walk upright news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... New study identifies genetic, developmental shifts that resculpted pelvis, setting ancestors apart from other primates
New method could monitor corrosion and cracking in a nuclear reactor news.mit.edu/2025/new-met... By directly imaging material failure in 3D, this real-time technique could help scientists improve reactor safety and longevity.
NASA Test Deploys Roman Space Telescope Solar Panels, ‘Visor’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVpW... www.nasa.gov/image-articl...
Quantum researchers observe real-time switching of the magnet in the heart of a single atom www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/tnw/...
Strap In! NASA Aeroshell Material Takes Extended Space Trip - NASA Langley Research Center www.nasa.gov/centers-and-... Robert Mosher holds up a piece of f webbing material, known as Zylon, which comprise the straps of the HIAD.
Racing against antibiotic resistance news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... Scientists fear funding cuts will slow momentum in ongoing battle with evolving bacteria
NASA Scientists Map Plant Productivity with Data from Ocean Satellite science.nasa.gov/blogs/scienc... NASA launched PACE in February 2024 to assess oceanic and atmospheric health
Innovative backpack enhances stability for patients with ataxia www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/me/n...
Reaching Out www.nasa.gov/image-articl... Near the center of this image from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory lies the pulsar B1509-58, a rapidly spinning neutron star
MIT researchers develop AI tool to improve flu vaccine strain selection news.mit.edu/2025/vaxseer... VaxSeer uses machine learning to predict virus evolution and antigenicity, aiming to make vaccine selection more accurate and less reliant on guesswork.
New self-assembling material could be the key to recyclable EV batteries news.mit.edu/2025/new-sel... MIT researchers designed an electrolyte that can break apart at the end of a battery’s life, allowing for easier recycling of components.
Scientists discover how genetic mutations drive Weaver syndrome www.tcd.ie/news_events/... Scientists have discovered how mutations in a specific gene drive the rare developmental disorder Weaver syndrome, which is marked by intellectual disability & overgrowth & predisposes people to cancer
NASA’s Chandra Reveals Star’s Inner Conflict Before Explosion www.nasa.gov/missions/cha... Cassiopeia A (Cas A) supernova remnant
Meet NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Masterminds www.nasa.gov/missions/art...
NASA Seeks Volunteers to Track Artemis II Mission www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...
NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior www.nasa.gov/missions/ins... Scientists believe giant impacts — like the one depicted in this artist’s concept — occurred on Mars 4.5 billion years ago, injecting debris from the impact deep into the planet’s mantle.
Landsat 9 Sees Buccaneer Archipelago www.nasa.gov/image-articl... In the sparsely populated Kimberley region of Western Australia
‘We’re so happy to have you here’ news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... Yard brims with voices and motion, excitement and nerves, sweat and tears on move-in day
Simpler models can outperform deep learning at climate prediction news.mit.edu/2025/simpler... New research shows the natural variability in climate data can cause AI models to struggle at predicting local temperature and rainfall.
#NASA #EO x3: An Explosive Beginning for Lake Bosumtwi earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15473... The First Labor Day Parade earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15473... Dark Skies Over the Great Basin earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15473...
#NASA #EO x4: Hail Scars Alberta Farmland earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15472... Typhoon Kajiki Lashes Asia earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15471... Rokan River Painted by the Tides earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15472... Haze Sweeps the Mediterranean earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15474...
#NASA #APOD x4: A Two Percent Moon apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25083... A Dark Veil in Ophiuchus apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25082... Galaxies, Stars, and Dust apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25082... WISPIT 2b: Exoplanet Carves Gap in Birth Disk apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25082...
#NASA #APOD x4: Cir X-1: Jets in the Africa Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090... The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090... Callisto: Dirty Battered Iceball apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090... NGC 7027: The Pillow Planetary Nebula apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25083...
Webb investigates complex heart of a cosmic butterfly www.esa.int/Science_Expl... The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has revealed new details in the core of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302
ESA and JAXA advance potential Apophis mission collaboration www.esa.int/Space_Safety...
Weather Alerts Europe 🇪🇺 Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, UK, Bosnia & Herzegovina www.meteoalarm.org
Wildfire Alerts Canada 🔥 The Atlantics, Quebec, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan & Ontario cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/interactive-...
Weather Alerts Canada 🍁 Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario & Saskatchewan weather.gc.ca
Cyclone Alerts 🌀 Pacific Ocean www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html www.nhc.noaa.gov
PURPLE NITROGEN AURORAS: Earth's atmosphere is mostly nitrogen 78%, yet auroras are seldom the color of this omnipresent molecule. Usually, oxygen paints the Northern Lights with colors--red & green. Yet during this week's geomagnetic storm, nitrogen ruled spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload...
Space Weather Alerts 🌌 Coronal Holes, Geomagnetic Storm & Galactic Core Storm www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ale... spaceweather.com www.swift-sgra.com
Five Minutes in Orbit earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/15472... An astronaut captured a moonrise—and much more—in a series of photos taken from the International Space Station
When AI Blurs Reality: The Rise of Hyperreal Digital Culture news.gatech.edu/news/2025/08... Experts at Georgia Tech say the surge in AI hyperrealism — content that mimics human emotion, speech, and appearance with uncanny precision — is both a technological marvel and a societal challenge
Double trouble: Solar Orbiter traces superfast electrons back to Sun www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
Taking a third look www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... Today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features a galaxy whose asymmetric appearance may be the result of a galactic tug of war
Head and Eye Health, Dragon Reboost Preps, and Emergency Drill Fill Crew Day www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces...
NASA-ISRO Mission Aces Checkouts, on Track to Start Delivering Science science.nasa.gov/blogs/nisar/...
Satellite data highlight droughts, lake warming, permafrost thaw, and ozone recovery worldwide www.un-spider.org/news-and-eve...
UN-SPIDER's Disaster Response to the Nigeria Flooding www.un-spider.org/news-and-eve...
Izaña-2 joins the laser game to track space debris www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUIp... www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...
Extent of Arctic permafrost 1997 and 2021 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... According to the newly released 35th State of the Climate report, 2024 saw record highs as the climate crisis deepens.
A Record-Breaking Astronaut - Houston We Have a Podcast www.nasa.gov/podcasts/hou... On episode 399, NASA astronaut Suni Williams reflects on her record-breaking mission, her perspective after returning to Earth, and her journey as one of the most experienced spacewalkers in history
Dusty wisps round a dusty disc www.esa.int/Science_Expl... NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided a fantastic new view of IRAS 04302+2247, a planet-forming disc located about 525 light-years away in a dark cloud within the Taurus star-forming region
#NASASpaceflight x3: How Starship Barely Made It To Splashdown on Flight 10 | This Week In Spaceflight www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7pb... Starship Flight 10: What's Next? | Starbase Update www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYnq... "This is NOT AI Generated" - Starship Flight 10 www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN7A...
#STARTALK x3: Is It A Comet or Alien Technology? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fsyz... The Search for Aliens with SETI Co-Founder, Jill Tarter www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2z6... The AI That Can Read Your Mind, with Jean Remi King www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpwU...
Bone and Brain Research Fine-Tuning Long-Term Astronaut Health www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces... Space Fitness and Agriculture Top Station Science Schedule www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces... Crew Sets Up Liver Tissue Research and Preps for Dragon Reboost www.nasa.gov/blogs/spaces...
New provincial alert app aims to fill gaps in N.S. cellular coverage halifax.citynews.ca/2025/08/29/n...
Weather Alerts Europe 🇪🇺 Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Bosnia & Herzegovina www.meteoalarm.org
Wildfire Alerts Canada 🔥 The Atlantics, Quebec, Northwest Territories, BC & Alberta cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/interactive-...
Weather Alerts Canada 🍁 Alberta, BC, NL, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories & Saskatchewan weather.gc.ca
Cyclone Alerts 🌀 Pacific Ocean www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html www.nhc.noaa.gov
Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for the week of 20-26 August 2025 🌋 24 Active volcano.si.edu/reports_week...
The International Charter: Space And Major Disasters AUG25-31: Afghanistan disasterscharter.org/activations/... Sudan disasterscharter.org/activations/... Palestine disasterscharter.org/activations/... Laos disasterscharter.org/activations/... Vietnam disasterscharter.org/activations/...
Space Weather Alerts 🌌 Coronal Holes, Geomagnetic Sudden Impulse, Geomagnetic Storm, Proton Storm & Galactic Core Storm www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ale... spaceweather.com www.swift-sgra.com
"Taking Flight" #AnimalArtTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTue #EastCoastKin #landscape #SensoryArt #perspective #landscapeart #BlueSkyArtShow #GetOutside #PhotographersofBlueSky #PhotographersUnited
🖖 The Enterprise isn’t just a ship—it’s a character. Each hull plate holds a memory. Each registry number carries a legacy. The G is next in line. The 25th century is calling. Tell David Ellison it’s time to give a 🟢 #Go4Legacy 🎨 deviantart.com/mallacore
雨天のGemini落描き ※雨で写真が、撮れませんでした。
#Leuchturm #Ocean #Mond #Lighthouse #Meer 🌜
‘Leave it to nature’: how enticing insects to kill off pests helped cut reliance on pesticides | Pesticides | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/...
A crisp start to your Tuesday morning with a few spots in northern #Wisconsin starting out in the 30s. 🍂 #WIwx
Too bad it wasn't GTA and you couldn't "reload"
⭕Hier, un hélicoptère bombardier d’eau du #SDIS s’est écrasé dans un étang à #Rosporden, dans le #Finistère. Malgré le caractère spectaculaire de l’accident, le pilote et l’officier de sapeurs-pompiers présents à bord ont réussi à sortir de l’appareil et à rejoindre la rive indemne.
Engineering fantasy into reality news.mit.edu/2025/erik-ba... PhD student Erik Ballesteros is building “Doc Ock” arms for future astronauts
#Comet3IATLAS NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Observes Interstellar Comet science.nasa.gov/blogs/3iatla... NASA’s New SPHEREx Mission Observes Interstellar Comet science.nasa.gov/blogs/3iatla...
#MARS ~ Curiosity Blog, Sols 4638-4640: Imaging Extravaganza Atop a Ridge science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosi...
Gaia proves our skies are filled with chains of starry gatherings www.esa.int/Science_Expl... Our pioneering stargazer has reshaped our view of the skies around us like no other, revealing that star clusters are more connected than expected over vast distances
Climate Leadership Micro-Credential ~ Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 12 – 1pm www.tcd.ie/news_events/... Trinity Sustainability is now sponsoring 30 places for staff on the upcoming Climate Leadership Micro-Credential and we welcome you to apply
ESA Strategy 2040 [Card Full] www.esa.int/About_Us/ESA...
Weather Alerts Europe 🇪🇺 Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain & Ukraine www.meteoalarm.org
Wildfire Alerts Canada 🔥 Nova Scotia, PEI, Quebec, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan & Ontario cwfis.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/interactive-...
Weather Alerts Canada 🍁 Alberta, BC, NL, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan & Yukon weather.gc.ca
Cyclone Alerts 🌀 Atlantic & Pacific Oceans www.metoc.navy.mil/jtwc/jtwc.html www.nhc.noaa.gov
Space Weather Alerts 🌌 Coronal Holes, Proton Storm, Electron Storm & Galactic Core Storm www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/ale... spaceweather.com www.swift-sgra.com
EARTH IS ALMOST IN THE STRIKE ZONE: A phalanx of large sunspots is turning to Earth, crackling with M-class flares, while big sunspot 4197 has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for even stronger X-flares. Earth will be squarely bulls-eyed later spaceweather.com
A Leaky Solar Prominence apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25082... A prominence is a crest of hot gas expelled from the Sun's surface that is held aloft by the Sun's magnetic field. Prominences can last for days, can suddenly explode into space, or just fall back to the Sun.
ESA data records help underpin climate change report (2) www.esa.int/Applications...
ESA data records help underpin climate change report (1) www.esa.int/Applications...
NASA’s X-59 at Sunrise www.nasa.gov/image-articl... NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft sits on the ramp at sunrise before ground tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California, on July 18, 2025
New technologies tackle brain health assessment for the military news.mit.edu/2025/new-tec... Tools build on years of research at Lincoln Laboratory to develop a rapid brain health screening capability and may also be applicable to civilian settings such as sporting events and medical offices
NASA Implementation of Executive Order 14303 www.nasa.gov/general/gss/ Restoring Gold Standard Science
At convocation, President Kornbluth greets the Class of 2029 news.mit.edu/2025/convoca... “We believe in all of you,” MIT’s president said at the welcoming ceremony for new undergraduates.
From NASA Citizen Scientist to Astronaut Training: An Interview with Benedetta Facini - NASA Science Editorial Team science.nasa.gov/science-rese...
Apply To Join the AGN SIG Leadership science.nasa.gov/blogs/genera... We would like to announce an open call for new membership to the Leadership Council of the NASA AGN Science Interest Group (SIG). We invite members of the AGN community to apply for this opportunity.
Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2: Collaboration Drives Innovation - NASA Earth Observer Staff science.nasa.gov/science-rese... This visualization shows the change in vegetation in Maryland
Astronomers Map Stellar ‘Polka Dots’ Using NASA’s TESS, Kepler www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xvH... science.nasa.gov/missions/tes... Scientists have devised a new method for mapping the spottiness of distant stars by using observations from NASA missions of orbiting planets crossing their stars’ faces.
NASA Accepts Proposals for 2026 Student Launch Challenge www.nasa.gov/centers-and-... NASA is kicking off the 2026 Student Launch challenge, looking for new student teams to design, build, and launch high-powered rockets with a scientific or engineering payload next April.
Washington State Student Wins 2025 NASA Art Contest www.nasa.gov/centers-and-... Dahyun Jung’s winning piece, titled “My Wonders with You,” shows a child seated on the roof of a barn, their arm draped around a dog, the launch & extraterrestrial beings that also watch in awe.
Can large language models figure out the real world? news.mit.edu/2025/can-lar... New test could help determine if AI systems that make accurate predictions in one area can understand it well enough to apply that ability to a different area.
Seeding solutions for bipolar disorder news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... Brain Science grants promote new approaches to treat the condition and discover underlying causes
Tornado Watch & Severe Thunderstorm Alerts Canada ⛈️ Quebec weather.gc.ca
"There is a beautiful 5-day planetary wave that is driving temperatures over Scandinavia to be ~10 K colder than in other longitude sectors in the last few days" Lynn Harvey explains. This Hovmöller diagram from NASA's microwave limb sounder (MLS) shows the cold wave spaceweather.com/images2025/2...
LATE SEASON NOCTILUCENT CLOUDS--EXPLAINED: Usually the summer season for noctilucent clouds (NLCs) is over by now. Instead, Arctic sky watchers have been seeing some very bright NLCs spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload...
THE FARSIDE SUNSPOTS HAVE ARRIVED: Last week, sunspot groups on the farside of the sun hurled multiple significant CMEs into space. Here's an example. They're not on the farside anymore. Today, the active regions are turning to face Earth spaceweather.com/images2025/2...
Some homes lost in ‘devastating’ Annapolis County wildfire halifax.citynews.ca/2025/08/25/h... Nova Scotia’s largest fire has been out of control for over a week as crews faced their toughest conditions yet, which led to the fire advancing & burning several homes in the area of West Dalhousie
On this day August 25 - 1609 – Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei (pictured) demonstrated his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galileo...
Warming stripes illustrating global warming since 1850 - global average surface temperature en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:18...
New Brunswick reports 19 active wildfires, 3 out of control Sunday www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...
Lindy Garay: Supporting Space Station Safety and Success www.nasa.gov/centers-and-... Lindy always knew she wanted to develop software. She did not anticipate that her work would contribute to human spaceflight.
