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- Astronomy Now relaunches digital platform
by Astronomy Now Editor, Stuart Clark We are pleased to announce that our new Astronomy Now app is live! Since taking ownership of the magazine in July, creating an enhanced digital experience has been a high priority for our new Astronomy Now team. Today we’re in a position to share an early version of the new digital platform, complete with the last 12 back issues and more – including this month’s issue! And we’re inviting all of you to try it for free until 16 October. How to access the Astronomy Now App All you need to do is open a browser and navigate to astronomynowdigital.com. You will then be prompted for an email address, and you will gain entry. The new platform is optimised for both web browsing and mobile usage. When using it on your computer, you can simply read the magazine, turning the pages as you would the physical copy. From a mobile device, you also have the option of entering ‘article view’, which shows you each article in a form that is much easier to read on your phone or tablet. Mobile users also have the option of listening to the articles being read to
- Potentially habitable planet TRAPPIST-1e displays tentative evidence for an atmosphere
Astronomers have seen tentative evidence for an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e, a rocky planet 40 light years away.
- The oldest mummies in the world: ancient Southeast Asian burials rewrite early human history
Archaeologists in Southeast Asia have unearthed what may be the oldest mummies in the world, dating back as far as 12,000 years. The pre-Neolithic burials, found throughout southern China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, reflect an enduring tradition of mummification among early hunter-gatherer societies. Unlike the prostrate, supine burial poses typical of
- 350-year-old mummified head in Switzerland traced to Bolivia’s Aymara people after new study
A mummified head housed in Switzerland for more than a century is rewriting what experts thought they knew about its origins. For many years, the remains—consisting of a preserved face, cranium, jaw, and part of the neck—were believed to be the skull of an Inca man. Now, they have been thoroughly re-studied, and the findings
- Chinese astronauts expand science research on orbiting space station
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 Shenzhou 20 astronauts - Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie - are pushing forward with wide-ranging scientific experiments and technology tests aboard China's space station, advancing knowledge across multiple research domains. In space medicine, the crew used electroencephalogram equipment for experiments including visual field studies, executive-function training and exploratory utili
- Clues to ancient Martian chemistry revealed by Perseverance rover
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2025 NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered evidence of long-ago chemical processes while exploring Jezero Crater, giving scientists fresh insight into how minerals, water, and possibly organics interacted billions of years ago. A new Nature News and Views article by SETI Institute Senior Research Scientist Janice Bishop and University of Massachusetts Professor Mario Parente highlights these discov
- 'Totally unexpected’: Stunning new imagery shows big changes in the 1st black hole ever captured by humanity (photo, video)
Newly released images of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy M87 show that the plasma that swirls around it has unexpectedly reversed directions.
- 'Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition' hatches surprise Xbox Series X|S release with chaotic launch trailer (video)
The updated and non-VR version of the latest first-person Alien video game is spreading to all current-gen platforms.
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