Archive snapshot · Science
Fri, Sep 25, 8:03 PM ET
NASA selects PRIMA far-infrared telescope as first Probe Explorer mission, targeting 2033 launch
PRIMA will reuse spare James Webb hardware to survey the cool infrared universe at lower cost than a flagship observatory.
Ars Technica · +13 outlets
Private spacecraft falls back to Earth after failing to rescue NASA's aging Swift telescope
The failed orbital salvage attempt raises questions about the viability of commercial servicing of aging satellites.
Phys · +14 outlets
Anthropic opens biology-focused AI lab, and its Claude model reports a CRISPR-like discovery
The claim that an AI system found a gene-editing-like mechanism is drawing scrutiny over how much credit belongs to the model.
Newscientist · +14 outlets
House Science leaders introduce $10 billion American Leadership in Fusion Act
The bipartisan bill would direct major new federal spending toward fusion energy development.
Heatmap News · +2 outlets
Webb traces a mysterious signal to a distant planet, and finds an unexpected chill
JWST detected water, methane and ammonia in the atmosphere of HATS-6 b about 500 light-years away, a first for such a planet.
Phys · +10 outlets
CERN begins disconnecting Large Hadron Collider magnets for High-Luminosity upgrade
New superconducting magnets will produce fields about 40 percent stronger to squeeze particle beams for more collisions.
Sciencedaily · +3 outlets
DOE releases national quantum computing roadmap after field-wide SCAC effort
The roadmap sets federal research priorities as quantum funding and industry interest accelerate.
news.fnal.gov · +1 outlets
Genetic discovery yields clues toward reversing Alzheimer's brain damage
The finding points to a potential mechanism for restoring damaged neural tissue.
Reuters · +4 outlets
Study suggests the aging brain is adapting rather than declining
The findings challenge the standard framing of cognitive decline as simple deterioration.
The Washington Post · +14 outlets
Roche signs $2bn Atavistik Bio deal for allosteric drug discovery
The pact expands pharma's bet on allosteric modulators as a route to harder drug targets.
Manufacturing Chemist · +1 outlets
D-Wave secures $100M in CHIPS Act funding while landing AT&T and NTT DOCOMO deals
The funding and commercial deals mark a step up for annealing-based quantum computing in enterprise settings.
foreignpolicyjournal.com · +1 outlets
Hubble marks 200,000 Earth orbits with observation of a star explosion
The milestone highlights Hubble's continued science output decades after launch.
Space · +6 outlets
Webb finds the early universe was less pristine than expected
Observations of the distant cosmos suggest heavier elements appeared earlier than models predicted.
Space · +9 outlets
Researchers map how cells rapidly detect viruses that fuse with their membranes
The work fills in a missing step in how human cells mount an immune response within an hour of viral entry.
Phys · +5 outlets
Enceladus study delivers encouraging news in the search for life
New Science Advances work from an international team assesses the habitability prospects of Saturn's icy moon.
Phys · +1 outlets
Machine-generated summaries can distort human memory, study finds
The result raises concerns about reliance on AI summaries for information retention.
Mirage News · +2 outlets
World's oldest continuously running lab experiment still going after nearly a century
Long-running experiments offer rare data on processes too slow for conventional study.
Neowin
Toxoplasma study reveals how parasites prepare host cells for invasion
Whitehead Institute work shows the parasite actively primes cells rather than entering a ready-made doorway.
Phys · +1 outlets

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