First ocean-bearing planets may have emerged almost immediately after the Big Bang
Until recently, the prevailing view was that active planet formation began much later—roughly when the Universe had reached half its current age.․․
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Smartphone learns to find hidden cameras in five seconds
Traditional ways of locating hidden cameras often prove unreliable. The usual approach involves scanning a room and looking for bright reflections from lenses...
Solar sails: How to fly in space without fuel
The authors of the study Solar Sailing – Mission Opportunities and Innovative Technology Demonstration view the solar sail precisely as a propulsion system that gains momentum from photons and therefore needs no propellant onboard.․․
Cosmonaut Harutyun Kiviryan passes pre-flight exam on ISS simulator
The session lasted eight hours and fully simulated a typical working day in orbit. In addition to routine operations, the instructors introduced off‑nominal and emergency situations according to the examination scenario...
Do white holes exist, and what does the Big Bang have to do with it?
The mathematical equations that describe black holes also theoretically allow for opposite objects—white holes․․․
Beijing opens "Kindergarten" for robots: Machines learn from their own mistakes
The centre is equipped with tactile sensing systems. Robots repeatedly perform movements, receive feedback from physical contact, and adjust their behaviour...
Scientists have learned to transmit data by laser through atmospheric disturbances
The scientists encoded data not in the conventional form of a laser beam, but in its topological properties—characteristics that remain preserved even under severe deformation...
DeepSeek or ChatGPT: Which is better in 2026?
There is no universal winner here; much depends on what you need the service for. Let's break down the key differences...
What will happen to the human body on Mars?
At first, this may seem like an advantage. Jumping will become easier, and lifting heavy objects will require less effort. But for the human body, this kind of “weightlessness” is far from harmless...
Dark matter detector captures the weakest neutrinos ever detected
The signal has a statistical significance of 5 sigma, meaning the probability that it is a random fluctuation is extremely small...
Anthropic teaches AI to control real-world machines
In the future, this could lead to laboratories and manufacturing systems where AI does not simply analyze experimental results but can also independently control parts of the physical process...
Blue light from screens: Is it really dangerous for eyes, and what should you know?
Blue light is part of the visible spectrum. It is present not only in screens but also in sunlight, which people encounter every day...
Antarctic microbes survived in open space
The object of the study was halophilic archaea of the genus Halorubrum. These microorganisms inhabit Deep Lake—a cold and extremely saline body of water in eastern Antarctica...
Why does time speed up, and can it be slowed down?
Why can the exact same hour drag on endlessly when we are busy with boring work, yet fly by in a matter of minutes when we are having fun? And why does the feeling of time speeding up become even stronger with age?..
Two comets will be visible in Autumn 2026
The first to become available will be comet 220P/McNaught. It will be observable throughout September...
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