Astronomers are gathering in Phoenix this week for the 247th meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 247), where the latest discoveries from exoplanets, JWST and upcoming space missions will...
Hi HN, I’m a solo dev building a clinical search engine to help my wife (a resident physician) and her colleagues. The Problem: Current tools (UpToDate/OpenEvidence) are expensive, slow, or increasing...
Jupiter reaches opposition overnight on Jan. 10, when it appears its brightest in 2026 opposite the sun in Earth's sky....
Hi HN, I've been exploring various applications of formal methods to ML/interpretability and I've been hoping to get more eyes on the approach. I have been working on a small interpretability project ...
📋 Key Facts ✓ 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year on record. ✓ The Met Office has made this prediction. ✓ ...
https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/11/industry_insiders_see... https://www.anthropic.com/research/small-samples-poison A small number of samples can poison LLMs of any size - https://news.ycombinator...
At first glance, it seems like our understanding of physics forbids free will....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Yuletide season is officially upon us. ✓ Joyous array of new titles for holiday reading list. ✓ 1...
New discoveries and fresh looks at familiar worlds show how far exoplanet science has come — and how much remains unknown....
Chinese researchers have proposed a simple yet powerful theory to explain one of physics’ oldest puzzles: why time only moves forward and why travelling to the past remains impossible. Physicist Cai Q...
Flu activity could continue to increase in the U.S. over the next few weeks, according to a top flu epidemiologist at the CDC....
The northern and southern lights have been treating sky watchers to spectacular shows. But what causes the colors, and why shouldn't you whistle at the aurora?...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The first scientific balloon flight occurred on December 16, 2025 ✓ NASA conducted the launch in Antarctica ...
In an unprecedented move, NASA will bring four astronauts – including two Americans – home early from their mission at the International Space Station because of a medical issue with a crew member....
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, could help make history with a new project unveiled on Wednesday, the Lazuli Space Observatory. As reported by Science , the telescope was announced...
Man is returning to the moon - and with him old rivalries and new ambitions. Europe wants to have its say; Germany wants to be at the forefront. A historic opportunity beckons for Berlin....
Beneath the Mediterranean, physicists at the Cubic Kilometre Neutrino Telescope Initiative built a cathedral of glass spheres that listens for cosmic whispers—and this year, it heard the most energeti...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The 2025 Rising Stars of Wall Street include seven professionals from sports, science, and engineering backgrounds. ✓ Lam...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Tory Bruno has abruptly resigned as CEO of United Launch Alliance. ✓ He served in the role for 12 years. ...
Led by only the second civilian the country has sent into space, China had started a series of experiments on board its Tiangong space station that could lead to the development of safer and more powe...