NASA's Swift space telescope to re-enter Earth's atmosphere after 22 years in orbit
The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, launched in 2004, is expected to burn up on reentry with officials calling the risk of debris harm unlikely.
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NASA asks industry for ideas on a commercial mission to save the Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble remains healthy but is being dragged down by atmospheric drag, prompting NASA to study options to extend its mission beyond 2032 and avoid an uncontrolle
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Europe's Hera probe gets first clear look at asteroid Dimorphos after NASA's DART impact
The Hera spacecraft is closing in on the binary asteroid system targeted by NASA's 2022 deflection test and can now distinguish the two bodies.
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Scientists find all five DNA and RNA nucleobases in samples from asteroid Ryugu
Pristine asteroid material contains all the genetic letters used by life on Earth, adding to evidence that key prebiotic ingredients formed in space.
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Colliding stars in the early universe may explain supermassive black hole seeds and Little Red Dots
New research suggests frequent stellar collisions in the young cosmos could account for dense star clusters, giant black holes and the strange Little Red Dots s
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CERN's Large Hadron Collider finds quark-gluon plasma signatures in smaller collisions
Evidence that even relatively small atomic collisions recreate the state of matter present moments after the Big Bang could reshape models of the early universe
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Webb telescope captures the Cat's Head Nebula 7,500 light-years from Earth
The James Webb Space Telescope imaged the nebula, whose dust structures resemble a cat's head and an outstretched hand.
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Dinosaur red blood cells recovered from a 115-million-year-old fossil in Brazil
A leg bone from an Aratasaurus dinosaur preserved abundant three-dimensional red blood cells, a world-first find that could inform studies of dinosaur physiolog
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Light-matter hybrids form a supersolid quantum state at room temperature
Researchers in Poland, Switzerland and France observed the exotic state of matter without ultracold conditions, broadening the practical scope of quantum materi
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Cooking is now a bigger source of harmful air particles than vehicle exhaust in London and Beijing
Decades of vehicle emissions regulation have made cooking the dominant source of airborne particulate pollution in both cities.
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Tijuana River pollution can travel seven times farther than expected before going airborne
UC Riverside research finds waste dumped in the river can affect San Diego's air at least 20 miles from its source.
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Single measurement before a quantum operation significantly cuts qubit errors
University of Regensburg researchers demonstrated that one extra measurement reduces error rates in quantum bits.
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Study finds nearly 7 in 10 professors report being bullied, often by students over grades
An international survey documents bullying of faculty by both colleagues and students, highlighting a little-studied campus issue.
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Plant-inspired natural coatings offer an alternative to PFAS forever chemicals
Researchers developed coatings derived from plants that could replace polyfluoroalkyl substances used in packaging, fire protection and waterproofing.
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Japan powers up a quantum computer built from single atoms that may not need extreme cooling
The single-atom system could reduce the cryogenic requirements typical of quantum computing hardware.
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Repurposed spinal cord injury drug reduces DNA damage and inflammation in Alzheimer's models
A drug already tested for initial human safety targets several hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease in experiments.
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Rising seas could cost over $100 billion a year in lost ecosystem services by 2100
A global accounting quantifies the economic toll of ecosystem losses from sea level rise, with some nations facing disproportionate damage.
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Harvard Youth Poll finds more young Americans expect to be worse off than their parents
For the first time in the poll's 26-year history, pessimism about future finances outweighs optimism among young respondents.
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