NASA selects PRIMA far-infrared telescope as first Probe Explorer mission, moving into Phase B
PRIMA is a roughly $1.2 billion far-infrared observatory that NASA will develop into a preliminary design phase, with contributions from UK and Welsh astronomer
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Private spacecraft returns to Earth after failing to rescue NASA's ageing Swift telescope
The roughly $30 million rescue attempt for Swift, which is expected to reenter the atmosphere in October, ended without saving the observatory.
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Single CRISPR dose cuts LDL cholesterol and triglycerides by half for a year
The experimental one-time therapy targets patients with difficult-to-treat lipid disorders, with reductions persisting one year after treatment.
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James Webb Space Telescope finds early galaxies enriched with heavy elements 500 million years after Big Bang
The observations challenge assumptions that the early universe was chemically pristine, offering clues to why the first stars are hard to find.
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Glucosamine supplement linked to 25% higher risk of dementia progression
A large health-record analysis and lab experiments suggest the popular joint supplement may intensify abnormal sugar-related brain changes.
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Quantum computer operates in space for the first time
The milestone points to possible uses of quantum hardware in satellites and space-based experiments.
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DOE releases national quantum computing roadmap after field-wide effort
The roadmap was produced by a SCAC subcommittee and sets coordinated federal priorities for quantum computing development.
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Two experiments find quarter-electron charge in a quantum Hall state
The result reports fractional charges far smaller than the conventional electron quasiparticles seen in quantum Hall systems.
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Quantum simulator recreates matter emerging from pure energy, linked to early-universe physics
A 13-ion quantum simulator reproduced a particle-forming process relevant to how matter arose in the extreme early universe.
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UCLA receives $75 million in NSF grants for quantum technology
The federal funding boosts a major university quantum research program amid rising government investment in the field.
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James Webb telescope captures one of its largest images yet of stellar nursery IC 348
The panorama of the star-forming region reveals record-breaking stars hidden in dust.
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Astronomers find radio galaxy whose black hole launched four separate jet outbursts
High-resolution observations may mark the first example of a new class of radio galaxy with repeated jet episodes.
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Cambridge University launches institute to study brain health across the lifespan
The new institute targets brain health challenges spanning aging and neurodegenerative disease.
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Tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, activates calorie-burning brown fat in mice
The finding suggests a metabolic effect beyond appetite suppression that could help explain the drug's potency if confirmed in humans.
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House cats' cancer genetics mapped at scale, showing similarities to human tumors
The work could bring precision cancer treatments to cats while offering new clues for human oncology.
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Fossils from 1.7-billion-year-old Australian rocks reveal clues to the rise of complex life
More than 12,000 fossils of some of Earth's oldest eukaryotes show early complex cells lived only where oxygen was available.
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Single quantum of sound observed vanishing for the first time
The experiment tracks the loss of an individual phonon, a building block for quantum acoustics research.
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Blood test could tell if a baby has a dangerous bacterial infection in 15 minutes
Distinguishing bacterial from viral infections could spare hospitalized infants unnecessary antibiotics.
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