The Architecture of Falsehood: Threatening Planetary Stability
A new study by Mark Boslough at the University of New Mexico shows how fake news and bad science reporting hurt our ability to protect Earth from space rocks.
#PlanetaryDefense, #Misinformation, #SpaceScience, #FakeNews, #UniversityOfNewMexico
https://newsletter.tf/bad-info-threatens-space-rock-defense-study/
A new study warns that the spread of false information is making it harder to defend Earth from dangerous space rocks. This is a big problem for planetary defense.
#PlanetaryDefense, #Misinformation, #SpaceScience, #FakeNews, #UniversityOfNewMexico
https://newsletter.tf/bad-info-threatens-space-rock-defense-study/
AbSciCon26 Debates Existential Quandaries, Searches for Extraterrestrial Traces
AbSciCon26 in Madison, WI, brings scientists together to discuss finding signs of alien life, like advanced technology, and life on other planets.
#AbSciCon26, #AlienLife, #Astrobiology, #Technosignatures, #SpaceScience
https://newsletter.tf/abscicon26-scientists-discuss-alien-life-signs/
Scientists at AbSciCon26 are looking for 'technosignatures,' which are signs of advanced alien civilizations, like giant mirrors around other planets.
#AbSciCon26, #AlienLife, #Astrobiology, #Technosignatures, #SpaceScience
https://newsletter.tf/abscicon26-scientists-discuss-alien-life-signs/
Gamma Ray Anomaly Hints at Dark Matter Presence, Sparking Scientific Debate
New gamma ray signals from space could be dark matter. Scientists are debating if this is the first direct sign of dark matter. Find out what it means.
#DarkMatter, #GammaRays, #SpaceScience, #Astrophysics, #Cosmology
Scientists found a new signal in space that might be dark matter. This signal is like a halo of gamma rays, which is what some theories predicted dark matter would look like.
#DarkMatter, #GammaRays, #SpaceScience, #Astrophysics, #Cosmology
https://newsletter.tf/gamma-ray-dark-matter-signal-debate/
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Inspired by the sandfish lizard 🦎, the team developed novel wheels for the #Mars 🔴 rover that do not roll but “swim” through the sand
Joint ESA-China SMILE mission set for launch to study Earth’s magnetic shield
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, to capture this view of a rock nicknamed “Atacama” on May 6, 2026, the 4,877th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rock had gotten stuck to the drill on the end of Curiosity’s robotic arm on April 25.
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