Largest Piece of Mars

"The “Largest Piece of Mars on Earth” just sold at auction for about $5.3 million— $5,296,000, to be exact. Popular Science has reached out to Sotheby’s for confirmation of the sale price."

https://www.popsci.com/science/largest-chunk-of-mars-on-earth-sells-for-5-3-million/?user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Stars

"Stars close to the centre of our galaxy may be nearly immortal because they gobble up dark matter for energy."https://www.newscientist.com/article/2488766-immortal-stars-could-live-forever-by-eating-dark-matter/

Fireworks

"These mysterious "fireworks" aren't lighting up the night sky — they're computer simulations from a recent paper on mixing fluids that don't want to mix."https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/trippy-liquid-fireworks-appear-when-scientists-try-to-mix-unmixable-fluids

Light

"Scientists have long known that light can sometimes appear to exit a material before entering it—an effect dismissed as an illusion caused by how waves are distorted by matter."https://charmingscience.com/scientists-observe-negative-time-in-quantum-experiments/

Light

"Light always travels at 3 lakh km per second in a vacuum. It cannot be trapped and solidified because the particles of light, photons, have no rest mass and don’t interact strongly with each other."https://charmingscience.com/scientists-turn-light-into-a-supersolid-for-the-first-time-ever/

2016 LIGO

"In 2016, scientists with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) made history with the first-ever detection of Gravitational Waves (GWs)." https://www.universetoday.com/articles/the-most-massive-black-hole-merger-ever

Uranus

"For millennia, astronomers thought Uranus was no more than a distant star."https://charmingscience.com/in-new-analysis-nasa-and-oxford-discover-uranus-is-warmer-than-once-thought/

NATIONAL MOON DAY

"National Moon Day on July 20 commemorates the day man first walked on the moon in 1969."https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-moon-day-july-20?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=14258215&hashed_email=6c23328441e0f46865e8039a24ce7ccf8880f2d7&email=yeremiah%40aol.com

Amazing Universe

"Out there in the Universe, there are plenty of amazing things waiting to be discovered."

https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/single-most-amazing-fact-universe/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Black Holes

"Black holes represent some of the most mysterious objects in our Universe."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/our-universe-black-hole-interior/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Quantum Computer Fire Breakthrough

"In a recent note on quantum computing, analysts at Bank of America had to reach way back—way, way back—for a comparable advancement in human history."https://fortune.com/2025/07/19/quantum-computing-discovery-fire-tech-breakthrough-humanity-revolution/"In a recent note on quantum computing, analysts at Bank of America had to reach way back—way, way back—for a comparable advancement in human history."https://fortune.com/2025/07/19/quantum-computing-discovery-fire-tech-breakthrough-humanity-revolution/

Manitoba

"A group of Manitoba researchers were involved behind the scenes of an international effort that this week revealed how two massive black holes careened into one — happily, billions of light years from Earth."https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/black-hole-merger-u-of-m-1.7588973

Nancy Grace Roman Telescope

"It's little wonder that astronomers are excited for the launch of NASA's next big space telescope project, the Nancy Grace Roman Telescope."

https://www.space.com/astronomy/nasas-roman-space-telescope-could-discover-100-000-new-cosmic-explosions-were-definitely-expecting-the-unexpected

Space Rock Rhythm

"Astronomers have found that a weird space rock at the edge of the solar system is locked in a rhythmic dance with Neptune."https://www.space.com/astronomy/solar-system/astronomers-discover-strange-solar-system-body-dancing-in-sync-with-neptune-like-finding-a-hidden-rhythm-in-a-song

Speed of Light

"So, you’re driving a car at half the speed of light."

https://www.wired.com/story/why-time-is-relative/

Quantum Teleportation

"In 2024, a quantum state of light was successfully teleported through more than 30 kilometers (around 18 miles) of fiber optic cable amid a torrent of internet traffic – a feat of engineering once considered impossible."https://www.sciencealert.com/quantum-teleportation-was-achieved-over-internet-for-the-first-time

Birth of Solar System

"Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a solar system beyond our own for the first time."https://abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/Technology/astronomers-witness-dawn-new-solar-system-1st-time/story?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&id=123832751&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17528533586796&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fabcnews.go.com%2FTechnology%2Fastronomers-witness-dawn-new-solar-system-1st-time%2Fstory%3Fid%3D123832751

Earliest Rocky Planet

"Astronomers have discovered the earliest seeds of rocky planets forming in the gas around a baby sun-like star, providing a precious peek into the dawn of our own solar system."

https://apnews.com/article/solar-system-planet-formation-e668251436f90af0fc9462e208550187?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Top Quark

"Some particles just seem destined to be alone."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/top-quark-loner-toponium/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Cosmic impact

"One of the greatest existential threats to life on Earth is a tremendous cosmic impact. Whether from an asteroid, comet, or even an interstellar interloper, an energetic-enough collision with Earth — typical of objects a few kilometers or larger in size — could easily cause a mass extinction event. In the worst-case scenario, it could even completely sterilize a living world, bringing an end to a multi-billion year chain of life."https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/jupiter-extinct-dinosaurs/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=swab

Meteorites

"Meteoroids are space rocks that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids."https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/meteors-meteorites/facts/?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Mapping Time

"The unveiling of the largest-ever map of the universe by the Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS) collaboration marks a significant milestone in our understanding of the cosmos."https://www.rudebaguette.com/en/2025/07/theyve-mapped-the-beginning-of-time-james-webb-telescope-reveals-the-largest-ever-cosmic-atlas-unveiling-13-billion-years-of-hidden-universe/

You have been stranded alone on Mars. You have food and shelter, but won't be rescued for another six months. How are you feeling? What do you miss most?

I miss my friends, family, and loved ones. I miss contact with humanity. The Earth looks so small from up here. It’s very hot in the day and cold at night.I am an astronomer. So I find this appealing. I study how life exists in such extremes of space. Space has life, but not as we can even recognize. Life has to be stretched so much for how it is.

#BeNoteWorthy

#piccadillyinc

Gravitational Waves

"Gravitational waves are tiny distortions in spacetime itself, created when massive objects like black holes or neutron stars collide."https://www.universetoday.com/articles/magnets-could-become-the-next-generation-of-gravitational-wave-detectors

Center of the Universe

"About a century ago, scientists were struggling to reconcile what seemed a contradiction in Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity."https://www.space.com/astronomy/experts-ask-where-the-center-of-the-universe-is

LTV

"NASA has selected three instruments to travel to the Moon, with two planned for integration onto an LTV (Lunar Terrain Vehicle) and one for a future orbital opportunity."https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-selects-instruments-for-artemis-lunar-terrain-vehicle/?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1-nasajpl&utm_content=artemis20250710

Space Time

"Theories about space and time have always been the great misunderstood ones for the general public, but one of the great mysteries to work on and investigate for physicists and scholars of these subjects."https://amp-marca-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.marca.com/en/lifestyle/world-news/2025/07/04/6867f0d1ca47416e778b45fa.html?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17519911266752&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.marca.com%2Fen%2Flifestyle%2Fworld-news%2F2025%2F07%2F04%2F6867f0d1ca47416e778b45fa.html

JWST Discovery

"The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has once again astonished the scientific community by capturing a direct image of a distant, icy planet."

https://www.sustainability-times.com/research/alien-like-discovery-james-webb-snaps-first-direct-shot-of-mysterious-planet-lurking-60-light-years-from-earth/#google_vignette

Vapor

"U.S. astronaut Nichole "Vapor" Ayers captured a spectacular view of a phenomenon known as a "sprite" blazing to life above an intense thunderstorm — and she did this while orbiting 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth aboard the International Space Station (ISS)."

https://www.space.com/stargazing/iss-astronaut-captures-a-rare-phenomenon-from-orbit-a-giant-sprite-above-a-thunderstorm?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Space Tourism

"The billion-dollar space tourism industry offers jaunts—whether for minutes or days—into zero-gravity conditions for recreation rather than scientific research."https://join1440.com/topics/space-tourism/r/the-past-present-and-future-of-space-tourism?utm_source=1440-sun&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=view-content-pr&user_id=66c4c92f5d78644b3ac5d5b4

Quantum Gravity

"In the ever-evolving field of theoretical physics, a groundbreaking advancement has emerged that promises to bridge the elusive gap between gravity and the other fundamental forces of nature."https://www.sustainability-times.com/research/were-closer-than-ever-to-einsteins-dream-scientists-edge-toward-unlocking-quantum-gravity-after-decades-of-searching/

Time Dilation

"Time dilation refers to the seemingly odd fact that time passes at different rates for different observers, depending on their relative motion or positions in a gravitational field."https://www.livescience.com/what-is-time-dilation

Universal Fascination

"The birth, growth and future of our universe are eternally fascinating."https://phys-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/phys.org/news/2025-06-evidence-evolving-dark-energy-universe.amp?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17515728812688&csi=0&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fphys.org%2Fnews%2F2025-06-evidence-evolving-dark-energy-universe.html

JWT Newest Discovery

"The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain life, according to multiple space agencies."https://abcnews-go-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/International/nasa-detects-new-planet-temperatures-suggest-habitable-conditions/story?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a9&id=123409675&usqp=mq331AQGsAEggAID#fbreelsfypシ゚viralfbreelsfypシ゚viral 

Tiny Spacecraft

"In November 2026, a tiny spacecraft that has traveled billions of miles will make history as the first human-made object to reach a distance from Earth that light can travel in an entire day."

 https://www.elcabildo.org/en/nasas-voyager-spacecraft-set-to-make-history-in-november-2026-as-the-first-object-to-travel-a-light-day-from-earth-50196/

Supernova Brilliant Display

"A supernova-brilliant cosmic display was witnessed, as astronomers recorded the last brief moment of a dying star."https://www.eldiario24.com/en/star-final-moment-supernova-breakout/18383/

Foundation Theory

"Scientists continue to revisit theories built decades ago to explain forces that we still do not fully understand — like dark matter and dark energy. These ideas have become the foundation for how we study the universe and its expansion."https://www.ecoportal.net/en/universe-laws-experts-energy-patterns/10106/

Exoplanets

"Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy that is a "cosmic fossil" which has remained "frozen in time" for billions of years."https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/astronomers-discover-a-galaxy-frozen-in-time-for-billions-of-years-fossil-galaxies-are-like-the-dinosaurs-of-the-universe

Sunlight Power

"Researchers have developed a reactor that pulls carbon dioxide directly from the air and converts it into sustainable fuel, using sunlight as the power source."https://charmingscience.com/a-reactor-directly-converts-co2-into-fuel-using-only-solar-energy/

Space

"Space isn’t empty at all."https://www.earth.com/news/first-direct-image-cosmic-web-filaments-hidden-highways-universe-framework/

Asteroid

"Twenty years ago, the US Congress instructed NASA to find 90% of near-Earth asteroids threatening Earth."https://charmingscience.com/an-invisible-threat-swarm-of-hidden-city-killer-asteroids-around-venus-could-one-day-collide-with-earth/

Speeding Planet

"Our planet is speeding up, yes, like Hamilton when he reaches a corner. Astronomers are investigating because, since 2020 (and for still unknown reasons), the Earth has been spinning on its axis faster than usual, and the next record is about to happen."

https://unionrayo.com/en/hour-days-earths-rotation/

Paradoxes

"Paradoxes can be scary things in science, as they almost always represent some fundamental misunderstanding of reality and the universe."https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a65178424/memory-cells/

Quadrillion Solar Masses

"Move over, Shapley Superstructure; there’s a new champion in town. Astronomers have identified a cosmic filament of matter so vast that it stretches about 1.3 billion light-years – approximately 7.6 sextillion miles – from end to end."https://www.earth.com/news/quipu-new-largest-structure-in-universe-weighs-staggering-200-quadrillion-solar-masses/