Astronomers Use LLMs to Track Changes in the Night Sky

Researchers at the University of Oxford, Radboud University, and Google Cloud have published a paper in Nature Astronomy showcasing how effective the Google Gemini can be at categorizing stellar objects and spotting changes to the night sky....

Mathematics and other magic

A classic riddle about a hotel bill uses misleading math to create a paradox. This type of intentional misdirection is a common technique used in magic tricks. Here’s a riddle my father told me when I was young: Three men enter a hotel and pay $10...

Astronomers spot young rogue planet gobbling up its surroundings

WASHINGTON :Just as Earth orbits the sun, most planets discovered beyond our solar system orbit a host star. But some are out there all by themselves, called rogue planets. While their origins are poorly understood, astronomers have now spotted a...

Physics professor, planetarium director to deliver Henderson Lecture

Dr. Matteo Luisi, assistant professor of physics and director of the planetarium and observatory at Westminster College, will present the 2025 Henderson Lecture at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in the Witherspoon Lakeview Room of the McKelvey Campus Center. “A...

Annie Walker: The astronomer with an asteroid, but no known photographs

Annie Walker was 15 years old when, in 1879, she started working as a “computer” at the Cambridge University Observatory. This involved hours and hours of routine, tedious, and intense calculations that astronomers disliked, but which, at the...

Vietnamese students shine at International Mathematics and Science Olympiad in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The Vietnamese student team has claimed numerous medals at the 22nd International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO), held in Malaysia from October 5-9. The delegation comprised 24 students, with 12 competing in...

‘Don’t want to pay $400’: Couple sleeps at Singapore airport to avoid ‘astronomical’ hotel prices

A tourist couple chose to spend the night at Singapore’s Jewel Changi Airport rather than shell out “astronomical” prices for a night in the hotel room, sparking a heated debate in the process about travel etiquette and social norms. In a TikTok...

JEE Main 2026 Registration Date: Check tentative chapter-wise weightage for Physics, Chemistry, Math

JEE Mains Chapter-Wise Weightage 2026: As the National Testing Agency (NTA) gears up for JEE Main 2026, candidates are interested to find out which chapters may get extra attention in the next exam. The forthcoming paper patterns are predicted to...

Did Maple Lake Public School District students fail or pass their 2023-24 mathematics tests?

Willie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim WalzWillie Jett Commissioner of Education Minnesota Department of Education | Office of Gov. Tim Walz Maple Lake Public School District registered 20.1%...

Bihar elections 2025: Jan Suraaj Party's first list features mathematician, singer, ex-RJD member

By Ritesh October 9, 2025, 4:44:18 PM IST (Updated) 1 Min Read Political strategist turned politician Prashant Kishor released the first list of his party Jan Suraaj on Thursday, Oct 9. Comprising 51 people, the list features prominent...

Sleeping at Changi Airport to avoid ‘astronomical’ hotel prices — yea or nay?

SINGAPORE: A couple who happened to be in SG during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend decided to spend the night at Changi Airport before they were scheduled to fly out of the city-state instead of at a hotel. This is by no means a new thing, but...

New Space Observatory Reveals Extreme Physics Behind X-Ray Binary Stars

Artist’s impression of the powerful winds blowing from the bright X-ray source GX13+1. The X-rays are coming from a disc of hot matter, known as an accretion disc, that is gradually spiralling down to strike a neutron star’s surface. ESA Details...

Science Reuters Astronomers spot young rogue planet gobbling up its surroundings

By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Just as Earth orbits the sun, most planets discovered beyond our solar system orbit a host star. But some are out there all by themselves, called rogue planets. While their origins are poorly understood,...

Bihar Election 2025: Full list of 51 candidates from Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party, Mathematician KC Sinha to battle from Kumhrar

Bihar Election 2025: Poll strategist-turned-politician, Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has released the first list of his party for the upcoming Bihar assembly election. Ending suspense, he recently announced that he would also contest the...

New York weather: Exactly when coastal storm could bring 'astronomically high tides'

Where the brunt of the storm will hit New York State A coastal storm is set to smash into New York City bringing heavy rain and even the possibility of flash flooding. The nor'easter, a storm along the East Coast with northeast winds, bringing...

Daily briefing: Physics Nobel for quantum tunnelling on a macroscopic scale

You have full access to this article via your institution. Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis revealed quantum physics on a...

The Only Two Indian Nobel Laureates in Physics Were An Uncle-Nephew Duo: CV Raman & S Chandrasekhar

India’s scientific history boasts a remarkable distinction: its only two Nobel laureates in Physics are an uncle-nephew pair—Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman and his nephew, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar. This rare familial achievement not only...

Astronomers Observe Cosmic Tug-of-War as Gravity Reshapes Magnetic Fields in Star Clusters

Newswise — Cambridge, MA (October 8, 2025)— In the largest and most detailed survey of its kind, astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured theclearest picture yet of how massive stars are born. By...

The Whispers of Rock is a personal journey through aeons of geology

The rocks of the Jurassic Coast in the UK span 185 million years James Osmond/Alamy The Whispers of Rock Anjana Khatwa, The Bridge Street Press (UK); Basic Books (US, out 4 November) IT IS easy to take rocks for granted. How often do we think...

AlUla to hold astronomy seminar

RIYADH: The Royal Commission for AlUla will organize an educational seminar as part of the “Journey Through the Stars” series on Oct.12 at 5 p.m. The event will be staged in collaboration with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology and the...