Are alien probes hiding in our backyard? A new study says we’ve barely looked

by quasarn01 | Jun 16, 2026 | Astronomy

Even at this early stage in our spacefaring age, humanity has already begun sending probes that will eventually reach other solar systems, even if that was not their original intention. Five robotic explorers—Pioneer 10 and 11, Voyager 1 and 2, and New Horizons—are...

Q&A: Boosting NASA’s Swift Observatory to support continued space observation

by quasarn01 | Jun 16, 2026 | Astronomy

NASA’s “rapid-response” space telescope is slowly falling out of orbit, but a daring mission this summer could allow the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to continue scanning the sky for many more years to come. In the first mission of its kind, a...

Webb and Hubble reveal the history of a relic of Milky Way’s formation

by quasarn01 | Jun 16, 2026 | Astronomy

Researchers using two of humanity’s most powerful observatories—NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes—have definitively shown that Terzan 5 is not a globular star cluster, as it was once classified, offering new insight into how galaxies like our...

Quantum lab aboard space station gets ‘chilly’ upgrade

by quasarn01 | Jun 16, 2026 | Astronomy

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have switched on NASA’s newly upgraded Cold Atom Lab, a one-of-a-kind facility designed to improve how scientists explore the fundamental workings of matter and develop new quantum technologies. By leveraging the...

Quantum hyperdimensional computing can work 500 times faster than other methods

by quasarn01 | Jun 16, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Cleveland Clinic researchers are unlocking quantum computing’s full potential through the creation of a new computing paradigm inspired by the human brain. Fabio Cumbo, Ph.D., research associate in the lab of Daniel Blankenberg, Ph.D., associate staff,...