From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration....
While space is often referred to as a vacuum, it isn't completely empty....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Tory Bruno has abruptly resigned as CEO of United Launch Alliance. ✓ He served in the role for 12 years. ...
Lunar landers from Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Astrobotic are gearing up for moon landing attempts in 2026 as the commercial exploration of deep space expands....
3I/ATLAS may have moved away from Earth as it makes its way out of the solar system, but this interstellar intruder continues to delight and surprise astronomers....
An online video has gone viral showing 93-year-old Dr. Marshall Lindheimer, who has dementia, hearing about his groundbreaking research to treat and diagnose the pregnancy condition of preeclampsia....
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....
📋 Key Facts ✓ The 2025 Rising Stars of Wall Street include seven professionals from sports, science, and engineering backgrounds. ✓ Lam...
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...
📋 Key Facts ✓ The quiz tests cosmic eye by matching dazzling nebula images to names. ✓ Focuses on stunning space structures in the scie...
📋 Key Facts ✓ New research suggests complex cognitive challenges slow neural aging by years. ✓ Strategy video games like StarCraft II a...
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14012 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437391 Points: 9 # Comments: 3...
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would l...
Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter. (Image credit: Institut Pasteur-S...
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 ✓ Neuroscience researcher Mia Soviero uses a morning routine to boost her mood. ✓ The routine increases dopamine levels for...
📋 Key Facts ✓ 2025 is likely to be the UK's hottest year on record. ✓ The Met Office has made this prediction. ✓ ...
At what point does smoking pot get dangerous? A British study measured cannabis consumption in THC units and determined which amounts increase health risks. The system comes with clear risk thresholds...
Nature, Published online: 08 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00007-y A giant functional atlas of immune cells in a Chinese cohort reveals crucial differences with European and Japanese data sets....