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
Can we cheat death?
Is ageing a natural stage of life to be honoured or a biological flaw that humanity should overcome?...
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An Unfolding Scientific Revolution in Cosmology
Article URL: https://economicsfromthetopdown.com/2026/01/15/an-unfolding-scientific-revolution-in-cosmology/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46641007 Points: 8 # Comments: 0...
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An Elizabethan mansion's secrets for staying warm
Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260116-an-elizabethan-mansions-secrets-for-staying-warm Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46659550 Points: 4 # Comments: 0...
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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....
1dSpace.comScience
Space.com headlines crossword quiz for week of Jan. 5, 2026: The moon met which bright star in the night sky this week?
Test your space smarts with our weekly crossword challenge, crafted from Space.com's biggest headlines....
Jan 10Space.comScience
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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The near death -- and last-minute reprieve -- of a trial for an HIV vaccine
A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it looked as if it would be over before it started. (Image credit: Tommy Trenc...
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An oncologist was shocked to learn she had breast cancer. She had no symptoms and thought she was low-risk.
Dr. Sue Hwang, a radiation oncologist, said her own experience with breast cancer helped her see vulnerability as a strength instead of a weakness. Tim Brown Oncologist Sue Hwang was diagnosed with br...
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Astronaut on ISS captures spectacular orbital video of zodiacal light, auroras and the Pleiades
Kimiya Yui released the timelapse footage to celebrate his 300th cumulative day spent orbiting Earth....
Jan 10Space.comScience
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....
1dSpace.comScience
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites into orbit from Florida (video)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026....
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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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NASA conducts first-ever medical evacuation from space station
NASA carried out its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut required care, bringing four crew members back to Earth earlier than planned. The early return tem...
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2025 was third hottest year on record, climate experts see no relief in 2026
The world recorded its third-hottest year on record in 2025, extending an unprecedented streak of global heat with no relief expected in 2026, US and EU climate scientists said on Wednesday. The past ...
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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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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...
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