Sun erupts with powerful X-class flare as huge CME races toward Earth, impact possible within 24 hours
Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights....
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Sick astronaut, rest of crew undock from ISS ahead of return to Earth, NASA says
Crew-11 is expected to splash down off the coast of California Thursday morning....
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Say goodbye to Comet 3I/ATLAS! Watch it head for interstellar space in real-time with this free Jan. 16 livestream
3I/ATLAS is heading away from the sun on an escape trajectory from our solar system....
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International Space Station crew to make emergency return to Earth
A medical emergency will force four astronauts aboard the International Space Station to return to Earth prematurely....
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2026 stargazing: Eclipses, meteor showers and supermoons
2026 will leave stargazers spoiled for sights in the sky, with four eclipse events, multiple meteor showers and several supermoons....
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Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: NASA ready to move giant moon rocket
Friday, Jan. 16, 2026: See our latest news and updates on NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket rollout to the launch pad....
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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...
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Cows Can Use Sophisticated Tools
Article URL: https://nautil.us/the-far-side-had-it-all-wrong-cows-really-can-use-sophisticated-tools-1262026/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46681153 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...
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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....
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Data Activation Thoughts
i've been working with healthcare/biobank data and keep thinking about what "data moats" mean now that llms can ingest anything. some a16z piece from 2019 said moats were eroding â now the question se...
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Found: Medieval Cargo Ship â Largest Vessel of Its Kind Ever
Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-say-theyve-unearthed-a-massive-medieval-cargo-ship-thats-the-largest-vessel-of-its-kind-ever-found-180987984/ Comments URL: https:...
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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...
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Maggots, an Efficient Source of Protein, May Become Next Superfood for Humans
Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/maggots-incredibly-efficient-source-protein-may-make-them-next-superfood-humans-180987847/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id...
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SETI Home Flags 100 Signals After Sorting 12B Others
Article URL: https://news.berkeley.edu/2026/01/12/for-21-years-enthusiasts-used-their-home-computers-to-search-for-et-uc-berkeley-scientists-are-homing-in-on-100-signals-they-found/ Comments URL: http...
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