January 27, 2026
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NASA pushes ahead with ‘wet’ dress rehearsal for Artemis II moon mission
A crucial test of NASA’s upcoming crewed flight to the moon is set to take place as soon as Saturday, the agency…
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Moon Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Launch
We’re just days away from NASA’s historic return to the Moon.
The agency’s Artemis 2 mission will see a crew of four astronauts travel far beyond the dark side of the Earth’s natural satellite, reaching the farthest point that…
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Doomsday clock time: We are in more danger of destroying ourselves than ever, experts say
The apocalypse is closer than it ever has been, according to the experts behind the
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From stellar engines to Dyson bubbles, alien megastructures could hold themselves together under the right conditions
New theoretical models have strengthened the case that immense, energy-harvesting structures orbiting their host stars could exist in principle in distant stellar systems. With the right engineering precautions, calculations published in Monthly…
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Apple patches ancient iOS versions to keep iMessage, FaceTime, other services working
When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for…
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Robotiq brings sense of touch to physical AI with fingertips for 2F grippers
Rending of the TSF-85 tactile sensor fingertips on the 2F-85 Adaptive Gripper. Source: Robotiq
Robotic end effectors do not need to be humanoid to be more sensitive and effective, according to Robotiq Inc. The company today launched the TSF-85…
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Trade wars muzzle allied talks on Trump’s Golden Dome missile shield
“I was confirmed on the 18th of July. On the 19th of July, I popped No. 1 on the intel collect list for our adversaries,” Guetlein said. “On the 20th of July, they started hacking our defense industrial base, and the…
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The Great Mongolian Road: Japanese Imperial Army maps reveal first detailed documentation
In a study published in the Journal of Historical Geography, researchers Dr. Chris McCarthy and his colleagues have documented, for the first time, the Great Mongolian Road, a major yet understudied east-west caravan route across Inner Asia. The…
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Hot Spring Bathing Doesn’t Just Keep Japanese Monkeys Warm
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Like humans, some other primates like to huddle in hot springs. Japanese…
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Heat waves could put millions of European cattle at risk by mid-century
Within the next few decades, intensifying heat waves could expose a significant share of Europe’s cattle to dangerous levels of heat stress. New research maps where and how millions of animals may be affected by mid-century.
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