SpaceX CRS-35 launches mini-organs to ISS to study accelerated aging and astronaut health
Multiple research groups are sending miniature brain, cardiovascular and stem-cell models to the ISS to study microgravity-driven aging and neurodegenerative di
Newser · +7 outlets
NASA's Roman Space Telescope camera exceeds optics target by nearly 30 percent
The Roman team has checked out the main instrument and sharpened focus, with the camera performing well beyond design requirements ahead of launch.
The Eastern Herald · +4 outlets
Webb Telescope spots a mysterious early-universe explosion that defies expectations
A starquake or explosion from the early universe may have produced a flash now reaching Earth, challenging models of early cosmic events.
The Daily Galaxy · +6 outlets
Triplet of 'ghostly' galaxies hints at what dark matter is and isn't
A galaxy collision may have left three galaxies without dark matter, posing trouble for alternative gravity theories.
Quantamagazine · +2 outlets
NASA's first Venus missions in a generation are back on track after cancellation threat
The embattled Venus missions are staffing up and accelerating, easing fears of cancellation.
Ars Technica · +14 outlets
Europe's Hera probe arrives this month to inspect NASA's DART asteroid impact wreckage
Four years after DART struck an asteroid, Hera will survey the collision's aftermath to inform future planetary defense.
Space · +14 outlets
Rare particle decays hint at deviations from Standard Model predictions, CMS and LHCb report
New rare-decay measurements at ICHEP provide stringent tests that may point beyond the Standard Model.
Phys · +13 outlets
Scientists identify avian cholera, not H5N1, as main cause of Adélie penguin deaths in Antarctica
Thousands of penguins found dead in 2024 were primarily killed by avian cholera, overturning initial H5N1 suspicions.
Phys · +3 outlets
Milky Way planetary systems fall into one of two 'families,' scientists find
A cosmic genealogy of exoplanetary systems reveals two distinct families that shape their evolution and fate.
Space · +13 outlets
Physicists observe the long-sought 'energy ladder' at quantum tipping points after 40 years
The observation resolves a decades-old prediction about quantum critical behavior.
ScienceAlert · +2 outlets
SpaceX's first recovered Starship upper stage returns to Starbase
Engineers will study Ship 40, the first Starship upper stage to survive launch to space, for reusability clues.
Space · +14 outlets
AI-designed proteins that cut up other proteins created by researchers
AI tools generated proteins capable of breaking chemical bonds stable for hundreds of years, a step toward programmable enzymes.
Ars Technica · +14 outlets
AI can act exactly like a human, but we still don't think it's conscious
Sciencedaily · +14 outlets
Trump signs two orders boosting the quantum computing sector
The executive orders drew attention to quantum stocks including IBM, IonQ and Rigetti.
Stocktwits · +13 outlets
AI uncovers nearly 10,000 hidden reactions for turning CO2 into fuel and chemicals
The AI-derived reaction network reveals pathways conventional models missed, aiding carbon-utilization research.
Sciencedaily · +3 outlets
Microsoft Research publishes AI weather forecasting study in Nature
The peer-reviewed study advances machine-learning approaches to weather prediction.
Unite.AI · +14 outlets
Scientists use AI to clarify why microplastics damage the body
New research offers a mechanistic explanation for how microplastics harm human tissue.
NBC News
Scientists find protein that helps aging 'zombie cells' hide from the immune system
Blocking the protein in mice reduced senescent cells and inflammation, pointing to an anti-aging target.
Sciencedaily