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Top story NASA's Swift space telescope re-enters atmosphere over Sumatra after 22 years

The 22-year-old observatory burned up during an uncontrolled re-entry after a privately funded orbital-boost mission failed to save it.

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ORNL, IBM and AMD launch co-design platform for quantum error correction

The collaboration aims to combine quantum and classical hardware design to advance error correction, a key barrier to practical quantum computing.

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Webb Telescope software method suppresses starlight to image exoplanets

A new image-processing approach models telescope instability to reduce noise, potentially enabling detection of fainter exoplanets around bright stars.

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NASA moves ahead with ultraviolet space telescope to map the sky

The ultraviolet survey mission would map the sky in a wavelength range largely inaccessible from the ground.

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NASA explores private-sector options to extend Hubble's lifespan

Hubble is slowly losing altitude, prompting NASA to consider commercial servicing to prevent a fiery re-entry.

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FDA approves first drug offering functional cure for chronic hepatitis B

The approval marks a milestone for a chronic infection affecting hundreds of millions of people worldwide.

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Spacewalking astronauts install final next-gen ISS solar array

The completed roll-out solar array effort boosts the station's power generation by 30 percent after a multiyear upgrade campaign.

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Evidence of recent volcanism on Mars may boost chances of finding life

Recent fractures and orbiter-detected gases suggest Mars is volcanically active rather than geologically dead.

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Study finds a third of infants diagnosed with peanut allergy can eat nuts

The findings suggest many young children should be retested, since some diagnosed allergies do not persist.

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400,000-year-old teeth suggest archaic human left genetic traces in living people

Protein analysis from ancient teeth is rewriting the timeline of human evolution and interbreeding.

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China lays out plan to land astronauts on the moon before 2030

The roadmap sets up a direct race with NASA, which aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface in 2028.

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Microplastics may be changing the colour of the Pacific Ocean, satellites show

The ocean around a plastic-dense gyre is brightening, with suspended microplastics the most likely cause.

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Covid vaccine economic benefits may be double earlier estimates, analysis finds

The global health and economic gains of the vaccines could total $64.3 trillion in their first year, up from prior estimates of $38 trillion.

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Blue Origin unveils third stage and new Northstar engine for New Glenn

The added stage and engine are intended to make the heavy-lift rocket more flexible for a range of missions.

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SLAC confirms third type of magnetism, altermagnetism

The finding confirms a magnetic class theorized for nearly 90 years and could enable faster, more energy-efficient devices.

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Microplastics change ocean color, satellites show

Suspended microplastics are the most likely cause of brightening around a Pacific plastic gyre.

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