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Four astronauts exit ISS in first-ever medical evacuation

NASA has ended Crew-11's space stay a few weeks early due to a "lingering risk" to an astronaut's health. The crew is now on its way back to Earth....

Jan 15Deutsche WelleScience

Show HN: The Hessian of tall-skinny networks is easy to invert

It turns out the inverse of the Hessian of a deep net is easy to apply to a vector. Doing this naively takes cubically many operations in the number of layers (so impractical), but it's possible to do...

Jan 15Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

How Earth's orbit might help us find oil reserves within the planet

Scientists studying Jurassic rocks in China found that cyclical changes in Earth's orbit affected not only the climate, but also the development of shale oil reserves....

Jan 12Space.comScience

Freezing temperatures hitting US this week: How to stay safe in the cold

Here's what to know about staying warm and safe during freezing temperatures....

4dABC NewsScience

How bringing back a humble algae to Arctic waters makes all the difference

For decades researchers in northern Norway had tried to bring back vital kelp forests after overfishing damaged marine ecosystems. Now a simple solution is proving successful....

5dDeutsche Welleenvironment

Why the world’s fattest parrots now feel frisky enough to save their species

After a four-year hiatus, conservationists in New Zealand are relieved that the flightless kākāpo is once again breeding. Fewer than 300 of the parrots exist....

Jan 14Washington Postenvironment

Show HN: I modeled personal success as a control system with Bayesian priors

I am a student and co-founder of an accessibility startup. Balancing product development with exams broke my workflow, so I looked for a debugger. Mathematica Successūs is my attempt to model the "Sel...

Jan 15Hacker NewsTechnologyImpact

January's full Wolf Moon leaps past the Eiffel Tower in stunning photo of Paris skyline

The Wolf Moon is named for the hungry predators that sometimes can be heard howling in the winter month....

1dSpace.comScience

Searching for newborn stars with CAFFEINE | Space photo of the day for Jan. 22, 2026

The Core And Filament Formation/Evolution In Natal Environments (CAFFEINE) survey is an "astronomer's best friend," according to the European Southern Observatory....

2dSpace.comScience

Space telescopes capture breathtaking galactic hug | Space photo of the day for Jan. 8, 2026

Both NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Chandra X-ray Observatory caught these two galaxies in a close embrace....

Jan 8Space.comScience

NASA's new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

NASA's preparing for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around since 1972....

Jan 18ABC NewsScienceImpact

China’s commercial space sector soars with 50 launches in 2025

China’s commercial space sector logged 50 launches last year – more than half of the country’s total – underscoring the growing role of private players alongside the state-led space programme, with Be...

5dSouth China Morning PostTechnologyImpact

Hubble sees baby stars in Large Magellanic Cloud | Space photo of the day for Jan. 21, 2026

The Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, is a key spot for astronomers to study star formation....

3dSpace.comScience

How to make a super-Earth: The universe's most common planets are whittled down by stellar radiation

The origin of super-Earths and sub-Neptunes has been revealed in a system of four young planets that are dramatically losing their thick atmospheres....

4dSpace.comScience

Grief after a pet’s death can be as long-lasting as losing a human loved one, study finds

A UK study found that some pet owners develop prolonged grief disorder after the death of a pet, with symptoms mirroring those seen after human bereavement....

4dEuronewsScienceImpact

Meditation and Unconscious: A Buddhist Monk and a Neuroscientist (2022)

Article URL: https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/meditation-and-the-unconscious-buddhism-neuroscience-conversation/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46655667 Points: 4 # Comments: 1...

Jan 17Hacker NewsScienceImpact

A black hole 'feeding frenzy' could help explain a cosmic mystery uncovered by the James Webb Space Telescope

"It is exciting to think that Little Red Dots may represent the first direct observational evidence of the birth of the most massive black holes in the universe."...

2dSpace.comScienceImpact

Northern lights may be visible in 10 states tonight as Earth's magnetic field 'rings like a bell' after CME impact

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Maine tonight as Earth reels from a colossal CME impact....

4dSpace.comScience

WATCH: 'Kitty Fat Camp' helps overweight cats find homes

ABC News' Danny New talks to one woman who is helping overweight felines shed pounds and live healthier lives....

2dABC Newslifestyle

Magnetic Remote Control of Biology

We figured out how to turn protein function on and off, with magnetic fields from small handheld magnets. More context here: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00204-9 Comments URL: https://ne...

3dHacker NewsScienceImpact
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