Category: 9. Sci-Tech
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Finnish nanosatellite for ESA nears end of mission, to burn up in atmosphere-Xinhua
HELSINKI, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) — The W-Cube nanosatellite, developed in Finland for the European Space Agency (ESA), is nearing the end of its mission and will burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere within days, Finland’s VTT Technical Research…
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James Webb Space Telescope peers deep into the heart of star formation in our Milky Way galaxy
A maelstrom of star formation close to the center of our galaxy has been revealed in two different wavelengths by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its beautiful images highlighting the intensity of star-birth in the region and deepening…
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Environmental Cues Shape Longevity Across Generations
New research from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute reveals that changes in lysosomes – the cellular recycling centers tied to longevity – can be passed from parents to offspring in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans).
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Galactic visitor alert: NASA confirms mysterious object entering solar system is ‘interstellar’ visitor
A mysterious object hurtling through space has been identified as a rare “interstellar object,” only the third of its kind ever seen.
In July, NASA reported its ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) survey telescope in Chile…
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Giant iceberg breaking up in South Atlantic springtime
The giant iceberg A-23A is breaking up in the South Atlantic as spring comes to the Southern Hemisphere. This image from September 11, 2025, is courtesy of the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite…. Continue Reading
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Scientists build generative AI tool to fast-track quantum material discoveries
Scientists have created an artificial intelligence tool called SCIGEN that can potentially speed up the hunt for novel quantum materials. Such unusual substances, displaying odd electronic and magnetic characteristics, are promising candidates to…
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Study of 1m-year-old skull points to earlier origins of modern humans | Anthropology
A million-year-old human skull suggests that the origins of modern humans may reach back far deeper in time than previously thought and raises the possibility that Homo sapiens first emerged outside of Africa.
Leading scientists reached this…
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NASA Opens 2026 Human Lander Challenge for Life Support Systems, More
NASA’s 2026 Human Lander Challenge is seeking ideas from college and university students to help evolve and transform technologies for life support and environmental control systems. These systems are critical for sustainable, long-duration…
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Optimal Local Basis Truncation Of Quantum Many-Body Systems Reduces Computational Resources
Understanding the behaviour of complex quantum systems remains a central challenge in modern physics, demanding ever more powerful computational techniques. Peter Majcen, Giovanni Cataldi, and Pietro Silvi, alongside Simone Montangero and…
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