Hidden Moon, Rejuvenation Protein, and an Antarctic Tipping Point – Science Breakthroughs (Aug 21–22, 2025)
Astronomers observed SN 2021yfj, a stripped-down supernova whose progenitor shed hydrogen, helium, and carbon to reveal an exposed silicon/sulfur core, with the Nature report published on August 20, 2025. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope spotted a previously unknown inner moon
Star ‘Stripped to the Bone’, Antarctic Sea Ice Alarm, and Brain Aging Reversed – Science News Roundup (Aug 20–21, 2025)
Space & Astronomy Climate & Environment Health & Medicine Biology & Ecology Physics & Chemistry Technology & AI Sources: The information above is drawn from peer-reviewed studies, official press releases, and reputable science media reports published on August 20–21, 2025.
Space Shocks, Medical Miracles, and Climate Wake-Up Calls – Science News Roundup (Aug 19–20, 2025)
Space Exploration & Astronomy Medical Research & Biotechnology Environmental Science Climate Change Artificial Intelligence Energy Physics Sources: The above information is drawn from recent press releases, journal publications, and reports dated August 19–20, 2025, including NASA announcements science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov, ScienceDaily
Space Marvels, Climate Alarms & Medical Milestones: Major Science News (Aug 11–12, 2025)
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Astounding August Science Breakthroughs: Exoplanet Next Door, AI Milestone, Climate Alarms & More
A Saturn-mass exoplanet candidate orbiting Alpha Centauri A at about 1–2 AU was directly imaged by JWST, potentially the closest directly imaged planet to its star at roughly 4 light-years from Earth. OpenAI released GPT-5 to about 700 million ChatGPT
June 2025 Science Breakthroughs and Projects: Medicine, Space, Climate, AI & More
In a Nature study, cancer cells were shown to siphon mitochondria from nearby nerve cells via microscopic tubes, a mechanism called mitochondrial hijacking that promotes metastasis. A separate Science News report described tumor DNA detectable in blood years before diagnosis,
Scanning the Canopy: ESA’s Biomass Radar Craft Maps Global Forest Carbon with P‑Band Vision
Biomass was selected in May 2013 as ESA’s seventh Earth Explorer mission to quantify forest carbon from space. The mission uses a P-band synthetic aperture radar at ~435 MHz (about 70 cm wavelength) with a 12-meter mesh reflector deployed in
EU Declares War on Space Junk: A Deep Dive into the New Space Act, the Starlink Dilemma and the Hidden Climate Costs of Orbital Debris
The EU Space Act was presented on 25 June 2025 and would impose EU-wide rules on launch licensing, debris-mitigation, end-of-life disposal, cybersecurity and environmental impact, with fines up to 2% of global turnover. If approved, most provisions would apply from
Laser vs. Radar: Shocking Secrets of Earth’s Shrinking Ice Revealed from Space
ICESat-2 (NASA) launched September 15, 2018 on a Delta II rocket and carries the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), a photon-counting laser that operates from a ~481 km near-polar orbit (92°) with ground tracks repeating every 91 days to
Sky Watchers: The 2025–2033 Boom in Weather & Climate Satellite Constellations
Over 5,400 Earth observation satellites are projected to be launched globally from 2024 to 2033, nearly triple the previous decade. NOAA’s GeoXO program will deploy at least three geostationary satellites (with options up to four more) to upgrade GOES-R and
Wildfires Beware: How AI is Predicting and Preventing Forest Infernos
FireSat, a Google Research–led constellation with the Earth Fire Alliance, will refresh every 20 minutes and use onboard AI to detect fires as small as a 5×5 meter patch (25 m²); the first satellite was launched in 2025. ALERTCalifornia operates