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Icy cycles may have driven early protocell evolutionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Modern cells rely on intricate molecular machinery and genetic programs to grow and divide, but the earliest protocells were likely simple lipid-bound compartments whose behavior depended mainly on ... more  
Understanding USDT How Stablecoins Maintain Value in Volatile MarketsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Cryptocurrency markets are known for extreme price swings, where values can rise or drop dramatically within hours. This volatility creates uncertainty for traders, investors, and institutions trying to move assets safely. ... more 
Metal rich winds detected in giant dusty cloud around distant starLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Sweeping winds of vaporized metals have been detected in a massive cloud of gas and dust that dimmed the light of a distant star for nearly nine months, offering a rare view of late stage planetary ... more 
Seismic networks offer new way to track space junk reentering atmosphereLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Space debris, the thousands of fragments of human made hardware abandoned in Earth orbit, can threaten people and infrastructure when it falls out of the sky and reaches the ground. Researchers at J ... more |
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Solar Orbiter spots magnetic avalanches driving major solar flareParis, France (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Just as avalanches on snowy mountains begin with the motion of a small amount of snow, Solar Orbiter has revealed that a powerful solar flare can start from initially weak magnetic disturbances that ... more  
Sulfur ring molecule in galactic cloud links space chemistry to lifeBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics, working with colleagues at the Centro de Astrobiologia in Spain, have identified the largest sulfur-bearing molecule yet seen in ... more  
Starfighters completes key wind tunnel campaign for STARLAUNCH 1 air launch vehicleLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Starfighters Space Inc has completed a dedicated wind tunnel campaign for its STARLAUNCH 1 air launched rocket, marking a key technical milestone in the development of the sub orbital vehicle. The p ... more  
Birth conditions fixed water contrast on Jupiters moonsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 While Io, the most volcanically active moon in the solar system, appears completely dry and devoid of water ice, its neighbor Europa is thought to harbor a vast global ocean of liquid water beneath ... more |
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Polar weather on Jupiter and Saturn hints at the planets' interior detailsBoston MA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Over the years, passing spacecraft have observed mystifying weather patterns at the poles of Jupiter and Saturn. The two planets host very different types of polar vortices, which are huge atmospher ... more |
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Study links Europa's quiet seafloor to hidden potential for lifeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 The giant planet Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, but none has captured scientific attention quite like Europa, which likely hides a global salty ocean beneath an icy crust that may contain twice ... more 
ALMA survey maps turbulent youth of distant planetary systemsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Astronomers have assembled the most detailed view so far of planetary systems in a long elusive stage between their birth and maturity, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) ... more  
Electron ordering mapped in quantum material with cryogenic 4D-STEMTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 20, 2026 Electronic order in quantum materials often arises through intricate, non-uniform patterns that shift across space. A well-known example is the charge density wave (CDW), an ordered electronic state ... more 
Heavy impurities reveal new link in quantum matter theoryBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A new theoretical framework from physicists at Heidelberg University connects two long standing views of how a single exotic particle behaves inside a quantum many body system of fermions. The work ... more |
It started with a cat: How 100 years of quantum weirdness powers today's techCollege Station, TX (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A hundred years ago, quantum mechanics was a radical theory that baffled even the brightest minds. Today, it's the backbone of technologies that shape our lives, from lasers and microchips to quantu ... more
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Mercury and Earth chorus waves show shared plasma behavior across magnetospheresTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 An international team has shown that natural electromagnetic chorus waves, long known in Earths magnetosphere, also occur in Mercurys much weaker magnetosphere with strikingly similar frequency beha ... more 
Century-old solar records refine future cycle forecastsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 An international team of astronomers has developed a new way to extract solar polar magnetic information from more than a century of historical observations, improving prospects for predicting futur ... more  
Bats use sound flow to steer through cluttered habitatsLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 A new study has resolved how wild bats navigate complex environments in complete darkness by showing they regulate their flight using a form of acoustic flow, offering fresh insight into biosonar an ... more  
Retired EVA workhorse to guide China's next-gen spacesuit and lunar gearTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Chinese engineers are turning a long-serving spacewalk suit into a real-world testbed to extend the life and performance of China's next-generation EVA and lunar spacesuits. The retired "extra ... more |
 
BlackSky expands Gen-3 satellite intelligence contracts worldwideLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 BlackSky Technology Inc. has secured multiple expansion contracts for its Gen-3 satellite constellation as early access pilot programs transition into renewal agreements across customers in the Amer ... more  
Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resourcesSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 14, 2026 Curtin University researchers have unveiled a new way to read the ancient history of Australian landscapes using tiny zircon grains that act as a cosmic clock for erosion and sediment storage. ... more  
Stratoship alliance charts staged path for smallsat payloadsSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Stratoship has signed a memorandum of understanding with Queensland based companies Orbit2Orbit and Sunburnt Space Co to build a staged lab to space pathway for small satellite payloads. The a ... more 
Quantum transport method reads open quantum statesBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 What is the state of a quantum system? Answering this question is essential for exploiting quantum properties in emerging devices and for developing new quantum technologies across computing, sensin ... more |
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Activists question treaty power to protect high seasLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 After years of international negotiation and diplomacy, the High Seas Treaty has come into force in January 2026, with 61 states ratifying the agreement to protect international waters and marine li ... more 
Slingshot to embed AI agent in US Space Force space warfare trainingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 Slingshot Aerospace has secured a 27 million dollar contract to modernize how the US Space Force trains for conflict in orbit by embedding its TALOS AI agent into the service's Operational Test and ... more 
Comtech wins multi-million dollar follow-on contract for civil space componentsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Comtech Telecommunications Corp. has received a follow-on space components award valued at more than 5 million dollars to support a major civil space exploration program in the United States. The aw ... more  
NASA astronaut stuck in space for nine months retiresWashington, United States (AFP) Jan 21, 2026 A NASA astronaut who was stuck in space for nine months because of problems with her spacecraft has retired after 27 years of service, the space agency said Tuesday. ... more |
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AST SpaceMobile secures role on MDA SHIELD defense architectureLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 AST SpaceMobile has been selected for a prime contract position on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, or SHIELD, program, placing its space-base ... more |
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ExLabs and ChibaTech team up to land student CubeLanders on asteroid ApophisSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 ExLabs has partnered with Japan's Chiba Institute of Technology and its Planetary Exploration Research Center to deliver university-led payloads to the surface of asteroid Apophis during its close a ... more  
Teledyne detector arrays power NASAs BlackCAT CubeSat X-ray missionSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Teledyne Technologies has confirmed that its Space Imaging division has successfully deployed Speedster HyViSI Hybrid Visible Silicon Imager focal plane arrays ... more  
Keysight joins Airbus UpNext SpaceRAN project to advance 5G satellite NTNLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Keysight Technologies is collaborating on the Airbus UpNext SpaceRAN demonstrator to explore 5G non-terrestrial network capabilities using software-defined satellite technology in both ground and in ... more  
Energy learning algorithm boosts complex UAV swarm taskingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 19, 2026 With unmanned aerial vehicles now common across modern military and security operations, planners face increasing pressure to assign heterogeneous drone swarms to complex mission sets without wastin ... more |
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