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Artemis II heat shield aced its blistering reentry, ghostly underwater photo reveals - By - Ben Turner - published - 23 April 26 - The Orion heat shield used for the Artemis II mission held up perfectly, early photos and a NASA assessment reveal.
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Scientists invent artificial neurons that 'talk' to real brain cells, paving way to better brain implants - By - Marianne Guenot - published - 23 April 26 - Engineers have found a way to fine-tune tiny artificial neurons to fire like real brain cells.2 hours ago
'What are the odds': Superbright comet and exploding fireball meteor form near-perfect X over European castle - By - Harry Baker - published - 23 April 26 - A pair of lucky photographers snapped a stunning time-lapse shot of a fireball meteor streaking in front of Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) as it shone in the night sky over a 15th-century European castle.2 hours ago
Meet AGI CPU - a specialist processor that engineers believe will power the next wave of AI - By - Roland Moore-Colyer - published - 23 April 26 - Arm's new chip could be a powerful but efficient conductor for real-world use of agentic AIs.8 hours ago
Egyptian mummy has part of the 'Iliad' in its abdomen, archaeologists discover - By - Owen Jarus - published - 22 April 26 - A papyrus that contains part of Homer's "Iliad" has been discovered inside the abdomen of a mummy in Egypt. Other mummies at the cemetery had gold tongues.19 hours ago
Artemis moon landing could face long delay while NASA waits for next-generation spacesuits - By - Patrick Pester - published - 22 April 26 - Delays in next-generation spacesuits could push back Artemis moon landings to 2031, an audit by the NASA Office of Inspector General claims.1 day ago
Gene therapy improves hearing in 90% of patients with inherited deafness in largest trial of its kind - By - Nicoletta Lanese - published - 22 April 26 - A new gene therapy tested in China has improved the hearing of 38 people who were born deaf due to mutations in a gene called OTOF.1 day ago
NASA's Curiosity rover finds a surprising number of giant 'dragon scales' littered across Mars - By - Harry Baker - published - 22 April 26 - The Curiosity rover snapped a series of peculiar polygons that look suspiciously like giant fossilized reptile scales. Although scientists have seen similar shapes on Mars before, they have never seen such a "dramatically abundant" concentration.1 day ago
NASA shuts off another Voyager 1 instrument ahead of risky 'Big Bang' maneuver to save power - By - Elizabeth Howell - published - 21 April 26 - After nearly 50 years in space, the two Voyager spacecraft are very low on nuclear power. Voyager 1 just shut off another instrument to save the mission.1 day ago
Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last. By - Sascha Pare - published - 21 April 26 - More than 70% of the state is under "extreme" to "exceptional" drought conditions, and other parts of the U.S. Southeast are similarly affected. But why, and what are the impacts?2 days ago