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2026-01-12T12:15:00+00:00
How the administration is preparing for the new economic Cold War
American capital now faces the simplest decision in its history.
https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/5682848-wall-street-and-the-new-economic-cold-war/
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2026-01-12T12:08:58+00:00
Bear ransacks Tennessee candy store for fourth time
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is investigating after a bear ransacked a candy store in the town of Gatlinburg.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5683689-bear-ransacks-gatlinburg-candy-store/
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2026-01-12T12:08:15+00:00
Minnesota braces for ‘new normal’ in the wake of Renee Good shooting
Minnesota's Twin Cities on Sunday braced for what many expect will be a new normal over the next few weeks as the Department of Homeland Security carries out what it called its largest enforcement operation ever.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5683717-protests-minneapolis-ice-shooting/
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2026-01-12T12:06:26+00:00
State of Texas: Lawsuit highlights concern over educators’ free speech rights
The Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT), which represents more than a million educators, announced Tuesday that it was suing the Texas Education Agency over its investigations into hundreds of educators’ social media posts following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk...
https://thehill.com/homenews/5683188-state-of-texas-lawsuit-highlights-concern-over-educators-free-speech-rights/
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2026-01-12T12:00:00+00:00
The Minnesota tragedy: No one knows and no one wants to learn
An immigration enforcement officer fatally shot a woman in Minnesota last week, plunging the scandal-plagued state further into civil unrest. With the advent of 24-hour surveillance and the ubiquity of cellphone cameras and crackerjack armchair analysts, it is crucial that our elected leaders, as well as those with pla...
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/5681569-the-minnesota-tragedy-no-one-knows-and-no-one-wants-to-learn/
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2026-01-12T11:53:57+00:00
Trump-Powell clash intensifies with DOJ probe into Fed chair
Tensions between Trump and the Federal Reserve chair have reached a fever pitch.
https://thehill.com/newsletters/morning-report/5684238-trump-powell-clash-doj-probe/
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2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00
Supreme Court could dramatically alter US election landscape
The Supreme Court could reshape U.S. elections for years to come as it hears a number of cases with implications for the country’s political landscape.  In perhaps the most high-stakes example, the country is waiting to see whether the justices weaken a section of the Voting Rights Act. Other rulings expected this...
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5682382-voting-rights-act-supreme-court/
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2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00
ICE actions near schools lead to protests and closures
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is increasing its activity around public schools, resulting in student protests and canceled classes, including in Minneapolis, where an ICE officer fatally shot a woman last week. Fears of ICE, which had previously been forbidden from school grounds before the Trump admin...
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5681907-ice-shooting-renee-good-minneapolis-schools/
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2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00
This week on The Hill: Lawmakers race to prevent partial government shutdown
Lawmakers are battling the clock as they work to push through the remaining appropriations bills ahead of the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline. The Senate is expected to take up a minibus appropriations package that would fund the Department of Justice, Department of Commerce, key science agencies and other related entit...
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5682334-lawmakers-battle-funding-bills/
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2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00
Florida redistricting threatens to further erode Democrats’ power in state
Florida Republicans’ decision to move forward with redistricting threatens to further sideline Democrats in a state that’s becoming increasingly red over the years.   Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced last week that he’s calling a special session in April to redraw t...
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5682775-florida-republicans-redistricting-threat/
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2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00
GOP senators seek to rein in Trump amid concerns over military escalation in Venezuela
Several Senate Republicans are seeking to rein in President Trump’s plans for Venezuela amid concerns the president may deploy thousands of U.S. troops to South America. The vote last week to advance a measure to limit Trump’s military authority reflects growing uncertainty among Senate Republicans that they know where...
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5682429-trump-venezuela-foreign-policy-clash/
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2026-01-12T04:23:56+00:00
Bessent says US may lift some Venezuela sanctions this week: Reuters
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Reuters on Friday that the U.S. may lift some sanctions on Venezuela in order to facilitate oil sales. Bessent also said that nearly $5 billion in Venezuela’s frozen International Monetary Fund (IMF) special drawing rights monetary assets could be used to rebuild its economy. The I...
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5684077-treasury-venezuela-oil-sales/
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2026-01-12T03:44:49+00:00
U-Haul truck driven into crowd at Los Angeles anti-Iranian regime protest
Two individuals were injured Sunday after a person drove a U-Haul truck into a crowd of demonstrators protesting the Iranian regime in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said Sunday that the incident occurred at roughly 3:30 p.m. local time, in the Westwood neighborhood near the Wilshire Federal Buil...
https://thehill.com/homenews/5684042-iran-protests-uhaul-incident/
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2026-01-12T02:28:50+00:00
Trump says US military considering ‘strong options’ on Iran
President Trump said Sunday the U.S. military is considering “strong options” on Iran as the country’s regime cracks down on growing nationwide protests. When asked on Air Force One whether Iran is crossing a red line, the president told reporters “they’re starting to, it looks like.” “There seemed to be some people ki...
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5684015-iran-protests-trump-response/
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2026-01-12T02:02:56+00:00
Nikki Glaser cracks CBS News, Epstein jokes during Golden Globes
Nikki Glaser was cracking jokes about CBS News and the Jeffrey Epstein files within moments of taking the stage for her Golden Globes monologue. “There’s so many A-listers,” Glaser told the audience Sunday at the awards show in Los Angeles. “And by A-listers, I do mean people who are on a list t...
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5683986-nikki-glaser-golden-globes-jokes/
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2026-01-12T01:58:49+00:00
Stock futures fall after Powell confirms criminal probe into Fed
Stocks fell in overnight trading Sunday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell confirmed the Trump administration had opened a criminal investigation into the central bank. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 200 points shortly after 8:30 p.m. EST, falling 0.4 percent. S&P 500 futures were down 0.5 pe...
https://thehill.com/business/5683977-stocks-fall-federal-reserve-investigation/
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2026-01-12T01:48:22+00:00
Trump says he’s ‘inclined’ to keep Exxon Mobil out of Venezuela deals
President Trump said on Sunday that he is inclined to keep oil giant Exxon Mobil out of deals regarding Venezuela following the CEO’s skeptical response to future investment in the South American country. “I’d probably be inclined to keep Exxon out,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One en route to Washington, D.C. “I...
https://thehill.com/homenews/5683980-trump-comments-exxon-venezuela/
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2026-01-12T01:11:47+00:00
Powell confirms DOJ probe into Fed, blasts Trump pressure on rates
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a probe into the Federal Reserve’s ongoing renovation of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a statement Sunday that the DOJ served the Fed with grand jury subpoenas and threatened a criminal indictment related to his testimony befo...
https://thehill.com/business/5683941-doj-probe-federal-reserve/
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2026-01-11T23:49:44+00:00
Murphy says US annexation of Greenland ‘would be the end of NATO’
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said Sunday that the U.S. moving to take Greenland by force would mark the end of NATO. “It would be the end of NATO,” Murphy said on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” when asked by host Kristen Welker what such a move would result in. The Connecticut Democrat, who serves on the…
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5683882-greenland-nato-us-conflict/
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2026-01-11T22:59:27+00:00
Sen. Mullin says officer in Minneapolis ICE shooting ‘had the right to defend’ himself
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) defended the federal immigration officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good on Wednesday, arguing he was acting in self-defense. Mullin told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer Jonathan Ross “had the right to defen...
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5683794-sen-mullin-officer-minneapolis-ice-shooting-defend-himself/
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2026-01-11T22:28:52+00:00
Cuba responds to Trump’s demand to cut deal: ‘No one dictates what we do’
Cuba has responded to President Trump’s demand to cut a deal with the United States, saying, “No one dictates what we do.” “#Cuba is a free, independent, and sovereign nation. No one dictates what we do. Cuba does not aggress; it is aggressed upon by the United States for 66 years, and it does not…
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5683804-cuba-trump-deal-demands/
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2026-01-13T05:01:00+00:00
A Plume of Bright Blue in Melissa’s Wake
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a category 5 storm, bringing sustained winds of 295 kilometers (185 miles) per hour and leaving a broad path of destruction on the island. The storm displaced tens of thousands of people, damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 structures, inflicted cost...
https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/a-plume-of-bright-blue-in-melissas-wake/
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2026-01-12T23:25:02+00:00
NASA, SpaceX Invite Media to Watch Crew-12 Launch to Space Station
Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 12th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA announced it is targeting no ...
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-spacex-invite-media-to-watch-crew-12-launch-to-space-station/
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2026-01-12T22:43:30+00:00
A Quarter Century in Orbit: Science Shaping Life on Earth and Beyond
For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research that is transforming life on Earth and shaping the future of exploration. From growing food and sequencing DNA to studying disease and simulating Mars missions, every experiment aboard the orbit...
https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/johnson/a-quarter-century-in-orbit-science-shaping-life-on-earth-and-beyond/
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2026-01-12T21:27:56+00:00
NASA Invites Media to Cover Artemis Mission from Johnson Space Center
Media accreditation is open to attend Artemis II mission activities at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Johnson is where flight controllers in mission control will manage the test flight after liftoff of the first crewed Moon mission under the agency’s Artemis campaign. Targeted to launch no earlier Friday, Feb....
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-to-cover-artemis-mission-from-johnson-space-center/
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2026-01-12T18:41:53+00:00
2026 Civil Space Shortfall Ranking
NASA has identified a list of 32 technology shortfalls and invites you to give input on your critical technology needs using this feedback mechanism. Whether you’re part of the space technology community or an interested member of the public, your input is invaluable. By registering and providing your feedback, you cou...
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/center-of-excellence-for-collaborative-innovation-coeci/2026-civil-space-shortfall-ranking/
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2026-01-12T18:32:50+00:00
NASA Welcomes Portugal as 60th Artemis Accords Signatory
Portugal is the latest nation to sign the Artemis Accords alongside 59 other countries in a commitment to advancing principles for the responsible exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond with NASA. “Portugal joins a cadre of nations building the framework for safe, transparent, and prosperous activity in space,” said...
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-welcomes-portugal-as-60th-artemis-accords-signatory/
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2026-01-12T17:42:32+00:00
NASA Stennis Engineer Proud to Serve During NASA’s Return to the Moon
Richard Wear calls it an honor to be working at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, during a historic time as NASA prepares to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years on the Artemis II mission. “I have not stopped learning in the 15 years that I have been here,”...
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/richard-wear-proud-to-serve-during-return-to-the-moon/
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2026-01-12T17:34:43+00:00
White Dwarf Star (Artist’s Concept)
A smaller white dwarf star (left) pulls material from a larger star into a swirling accretion disk in this artist’s concept released Nov. 19, 2025, to illustrate the first use of NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star. IXPE spent nearly one week focused on EX Hydrae, a white dwarf...
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/white-dwarf-star-artists-concept/
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2026-01-12T15:39:25+00:00
Últimos preparativos para la primera misión tripulada a la Luna con la campaña Artemis de la NASA
Read this article in English here. Conforme la NASA se acerca al lanzamiento del vuelo de prueba Artemis II, la agencia pronto llevará por primera vez su cohete Sistema de Lanzamiento Espacial (SLS, por sus siglas en inglés) y la nave espacial Orion a la plataforma de lanzamiento en el Centro Espacial Kennedy de l...
https://www.nasa.gov/es/ultimos-preparativos-para-la-primera-mision-tripulada-a-la-luna-con-la-campana-artemis-de-la-nasa/
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2026-01-12T15:13:02+00:00
Complement-ARIE NAMs Reduction to Practice Challenge
Recent technological advances have set the stage for a renewed focus on human-based solutions called new approach methodologies (NAMs) that can complement, and in some cases replace, animal models in research and regulatory testing. These NAMs generally span advanced cell-tissue-organoid (in vitro), computational model...
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/prizes-challenges-crowdsourcing-program/center-of-excellence-for-collaborative-innovation-coeci/complement-arie-nams-reduction-to-practice-challenge/
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2026-01-12T14:51:17
A new valve for quantum matter: Steering chiral fermions by geometry alone
A collaboration between Stuart Parkin's group at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle (Saale) and Claudia Felser's group at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden has realized a fundamentally new way to control quantum particles in solids. Writing in Nature, the resear...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-valve-quantum-chiral-fermions-geometry.html
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2026-01-12T13:07:41
Researchers harness nonlinear Compton scattering to create sharper, multicolor gamma-ray beams
Researchers from Skoltech, MEPhI, and the Dukhov All-Russian Research Institute of Automation have proposed a new method to create compact gamma-ray sources that are simultaneously brighter, sharper, and capable of emitting multiple "colors" of gamma rays at once.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-harness-nonlinear-compton-sharper-multicolor.html
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2026-01-11T13:20:01
Physicists create resilient 3D solitons in the lab
For the first time, physicists in Italy have created a 'lump soliton': an extremely stable packet of light waves which can travel through 3D space, and even interact with other solitons without losing its shape.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-physicists-resilient-3d-solitons-lab.html
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2026-01-10T06:10:04
Radio waves enable energy-efficient AI on edge devices without heavy hardware
As drones survey forests, robots navigate warehouses and sensors monitor city streets, more of the world's decision-making is occurring autonomously on the edge—on the small devices that gather information at the ends of much larger networks.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-radio-enable-energy-efficient-ai.html
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2026-01-09T12:52:27
Superconducting detector captures hot spots with submicron resolution
A research team from Osaka Metropolitan University proposed using a current-biased kinetic inductance detector with submicron 400 megapixels to image hot spots induced by a localized external stimulus over a 15 × 15 mm2 area. The team utilized a delay-line technique to trace the propagation of internal signals for a pa...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-superconducting-detector-captures-hot-submicron.html
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2026-01-09T12:39:24
Laser pulse 'sculpting' unlocks new control over particle acceleration
In high-intensity laser–matter interactions, including laser-induced particle acceleration, physicists generally want to work with the highest possible focused laser peak power, which is the ratio of energy per unit area to pulse duration. Therefore, for the same pulse energy and focus, the highest peak intensity can b...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-laser-pulse-sculpting-particle.html
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2026-01-09T11:55:24
Engines of light: New study suggests we could increase useful energy obtained from sunlight
Physicists from Trinity College Dublin believe new insights into the behavior of light may offer a new means of solving one of science's oldest challenges—how to turn heat into useful energy.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-energy-sunlight.html
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2026-01-09T09:44:36
An ultra-fast quantum tunneling device for the 6G terahertz era
A research team affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a quantum device, capable of ultra-fast operation, a key step toward realizing technologies like 6G communications. This innovation overcomes a major hurdle that has long limited the durability of such devices under high electrical fields.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ultra-fast-quantum-tunneling-device.html
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2026-01-09T09:12:30
How does glass 'shake' and why does it start flowing when pushed hard enough?
Glassy materials are everywhere, with applications far exceeding windowpanes and drinking glasses. They range from bioactive glasses for bone repair and amorphous pharmaceuticals that boost drug solubility to ultra-pure silica optics used in gravitational-wave detectors. In principle, any substance can become glass if ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-glass-hard.html
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2026-01-08T16:37:26
Quantum-enhanced interferometry amplifies detection of tiny laser beam shifts and tilts
A quantum trick based on interferometric measurements allows a team of researchers at LMU to detect even the smallest movements of a laser beam with extreme sensitivity.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-quantum-interferometry-amplifies-tiny-laser.html
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2026-01-08T14:42:38
Quantum phenomenon enables a nanoscale mirror that can be switched on and off
Controlling light is an important technological challenge—not just at the large scale of optics in microscopes and telescopes, but also at the nanometer scale. Recently, physicists at the University of Amsterdam published a clever quantum trick that allows them to make a nanoscale mirror that can be turned on and off a...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-quantum-phenomenon-enables-nanoscale-mirror.html
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Replication efforts suggest 'smoking gun' evidence isn't enough to prove quantum computing claims
A group of scientists, including Sergey Frolov, professor of physics at the University of Pittsburgh, and co-authors from Minnesota and Grenoble have undertaken several replication studies centered around topological effects in nanoscale superconducting or semiconducting devices. This field is important because it can ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-replication-efforts-gun-evidence-isnt.html
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Unexpected oscillation states in magnetic vortices could enable coupling across different physical systems
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have uncovered previously unobserved oscillation states—so-called Floquet states—in tiny magnetic vortices. Unlike earlier experiments, which required energy-intensive laser pulses to create such states, the team in Dresden discovered that a subtle excitati...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-unexpected-oscillation-states-magnetic-vortices.html
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Self-configuring optical devices automatically learn how to sort out light
Light can be sculpted into countless shapes. Yet building optical devices that can simultaneously manipulate many different optical patterns at once is extremely complicated, and remains a major challenge in modern photonics.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-configuring-optical-devices-automatically.html
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Entanglement enhances the speed of quantum simulations, transforming long-standing obstacles into a powerful advantage
Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have made a significant discovery regarding quantum entanglement. This phenomenon, which has long been viewed as a significant obstacle in classical quantum simulations, actually enhances the speed of quantum simulations. The findings are ...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-entanglement-quantum-simulations-obstacles-powerful.html
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A new way to view shockwaves could boost fusion research
At the heart of our sun, fusion is unfolding. As hydrogen atoms merge to form helium, they emit energy, producing the heat and light that reach us here on Earth. Inspired by our nearby star, researchers want to create fusion closer to home. If they can crack the engineering challenges underlying the process, they would...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-view-shockwaves-boost-fusion.html
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THz spectroscopy system bypasses long-standing tradeoff between spectral and spatial resolution
Terahertz (THz) radiation, which occupies the frequency band between microwaves and infrared light, is essential in many next-generation applications, including high-speed wireless communications, chemical sensing, and advanced material analysis.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-thz-spectroscopy-bypasses-tradeoff-spectral.html
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2026-01-07T16:20:24
Optics research uses dim light to produce bright LEDs
Researchers at Princeton and North Carolina State University have developed a technique that substantially improves the ability to convert low-energy light into a high-energy version. The method has immediate applications in lighting and displays.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-optics-dim-bright.html
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Synchronizing ultrashort X-ray pulses for attosecond precision
Scientists at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have, for the first time, demonstrated a technique that synchronizes ultrashort X-ray pulses at the X-ray free-electron laser SwissFEL. This achievement opens new possibilities for observing ultrafast atomic and molecular processes with attosecond precision.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-synchronizing-ultrashort-ray-pulses-attosecond.html
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2026-01-07T13:11:27
New evidence for a particle system that 'remembers' its previous quantum states
In the future, quantum computers are anticipated to solve problems once thought unsolvable, from predicting the course of chemical reactions to producing highly reliable weather forecasts. For now, however, they remain extremely sensitive to environmental disturbances and prone to information loss.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-evidence-particle-previous-quantum-states.html
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Making the invisible visible: Space particles become observable through handheld invention
You can't see, feel, hear, taste or smell them, but tiny particles from space are constantly raining down on us.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-invisible-visible-space-particles-handheld.html
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2026-01-07T11:52:24
Scientists use string theory to crack the code of natural networks
For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and other biological networks look the way they do. The prevailing theory held that nature simply builds these systems as efficiently as possible, minimizing the amount of material needed. But in the pa...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-scientists-theory-code-natural-networks.html
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2026-01-07T11:30:02
Going further with fusion, together
At 4 a.m., while most of New Jersey slept, a Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) physicist sat at his computer connected to a control room 3,500 miles away in Oxford, England. Years of experience running fusion experiments in the U.S. helped guide the U.K. team through delicate adjustments as they worked togethe...
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-fusion.html
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Antiferromagnetic metal exhibits diode-like behavior without external magnetic field
Antiferromagnetic (AF) materials are made up of atoms or molecules with atomic spins that align in antiparallel directions of their neighbors. The magnetism of each individual atom or molecule is canceled out by the one next to it to produce zero net magnetization.
https://phys.org/news/2026-01-antiferromagnetic-metal-diode-behavior-external.html
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2026-01-12T08:28:51
A new crystal makes magnetism twist in surprising ways
Florida State University scientists have engineered a new crystal that forces atomic magnets to swirl into complex, repeating patterns. The effect comes from mixing two nearly identical compounds whose mismatched structures create magnetic tension at the atomic level. These swirling “skyrmion-like” textures are prized ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260112001039.htm
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Physicists thought this mystery particle could explain everything. See what happened
Scientists at Fermilab’s MicroBooNE experiment have ruled out the existence of the elusive sterile neutrino, a particle proposed for decades to explain puzzling neutrino behavior. Their high-precision measurements showed neutrinos behaving exactly as expected—without any sign of a hidden fourth type. While this closes ...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260112001035.htm
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A new theory of gravity could explain cosmic acceleration without dark energy
The accelerating expansion of the universe is usually explained by an invisible force known as dark energy. But a new study suggests this mysterious ingredient may not be necessary after all. Using an extended version of Einstein’s gravity, researchers found that cosmic acceleration can arise naturally from a more gene...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260110211221.htm
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Scientists tried to break Einstein’s speed of light rule
Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still daring to test it. Some theories of quantum gravity suggest light might behave slightly differently at extreme energies. By tracking ultra-powerful gamma rays from distant cosmic sources, researche...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260107225544.htm
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An old jeweler’s trick could change nuclear timekeeping
A team of physicists has discovered a surprisingly simple way to build nuclear clocks using tiny amounts of rare thorium. By electroplating thorium onto steel, they achieved the same results as years of work with delicate crystals — but far more efficiently. These clocks could be vastly more precise than current atomic...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260107225542.htm
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A quantum discovery that breaks the rules of heating
When scientists repeatedly drove a strongly interacting quantum system with laser “kicks,” they expected it to heat up and grow chaotic. Instead, the atoms abruptly stopped absorbing energy and locked into a stable pattern of motion. This strange effect arises from quantum coherence, which prevents the system from ther...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260107225539.htm
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Scientists are closing in on the Universe’s biggest mystery
Nearly everything in the universe is made of mysterious dark matter and dark energy, yet we can’t see either of them directly. Scientists are developing detectors so sensitive they can spot particle interactions that might occur once in years or even decades. These experiments aim to uncover what shapes galaxies and fu...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260107225530.htm
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Physicists built a perfect conductor from ultracold atoms
Researchers at TU Wien have discovered a quantum system where energy and mass move with perfect efficiency. In an ultracold gas of atoms confined to a single line, countless collisions occur—but nothing slows down. Instead of diffusing like heat in metal, motion travels cleanly and undiminished, much like a Newton’s cr...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260106224635.htm
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Less than a trillionth of a second: Ultrafast UV light could transform communications and imaging
Researchers have built a new platform that produces ultrashort UV-C laser pulses and detects them at room temperature using atom-thin materials. The light flashes last just femtoseconds and can be used to send encoded messages through open space. The system relies on efficient laser generation and highly responsive sen...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260101160849.htm
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2026-01-12T11:00:54+00:00
Can entrepreneurship be taught? An engineer’s viewpoint
I am intrigued by entrepreneurship. Is it something we all innately possess – or can entrepreneurship be taught to anyone (myself included) for whom it doesn’t come naturally? Could we all – with enough time, training and support – become the next Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson or Martha Lane Fox? In my professional life ...
https://physicsworld.com/a/can-entrepreneurship-be-taught-an-engineers-viewpoint/
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2026-01-12T08:00:00+00:00
Shapiro steps spotted in ultracold bosonic and fermionic gases
Shapiro steps – a series of abrupt jumps in the voltage–current characteristic of a Josephson junction that is exposed to microwave radiation – have been observed for the first time in ultracold gases by groups in Germany and Italy. Their work on atomic Josephson junctions provides new insights into the phenomenon, and...
https://physicsworld.com/a/shapiro-steps-spotted-in-ultracold-bosonic-and-fermionic-gases/
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2026-01-09T14:43:34+00:00
Watching how grasshoppers glide inspires new flying robot design
While much insight has been gleaned from how grasshoppers hop, their gliding prowess has mostly been overlooked. Now researchers at Princeton University have studied how these gangly insects deploy and retract their wings to inspire a new approach to flying robots. Typical insect-inspired robot designs are often based ...
https://physicsworld.com/a/watching-how-grasshoppers-glide-inspires-new-flying-robot-design/
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2026-01-09T12:00:03+00:00
Cracking the limits of clocks: a new uncertainty relation for time itself
What if a chemical reaction, ocean waves or even your heartbeat could all be used as clocks? That’s the starting point of a new study by Kacper Prech, Gabriel Landi and collaborators, who uncovered a fundamental, universal limit to how precisely time can be measured in noisy, fluctuating systems. Their discovery – the ...
https://physicsworld.com/a/cracking-the-limits-of-clocks-a-new-uncertainty-relation-for-time-itself/
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Bidirectional scattering microscope detects micro- and nanoscale structures simultaneously
A new microscope that can simultaneously measure both forward- and backward-scattered light from a sample could allow researchers to image both micro- and nanoscale objects at the same time. The device could be used to observe structures as small as individual proteins, as well as the environment in which they move, sa...
https://physicsworld.com/a/bidirectional-scattering-microscope-detects-micro-and-nanoscale-structures-simultaneously/
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2026-01-08T14:34:50+00:00
Quantum information theory sheds light on quantum gravity
This episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast features Alex May, whose research explores the intersection of quantum gravity and quantum information theory. Based at Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, May explains how ideas being developed in the burgeoning field of quantum information theory coul...
https://physicsworld.com/a/quantum-information-theory-sheds-light-on-quantum-gravity/
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Chess960 still results in white having an advantage, finds study
Chess is a seemingly simple game, but one that hides incredible complexity. In the standard game, the starting positions of the pieces are fixed so top players rely on memorizing a plethora of opening moves, which can sometimes result in boring, predictable games. It’s also the case that playing as white, and therefore...
https://physicsworld.com/a/chess960-still-results-in-white-having-an-advantage-finds-study/
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Tetraquark measurements could shed more light on the strong nuclear force
The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Collaboration has made the first measurements of the quantum properties of a family of three “all-charm” tetraquarks that was recently discovered at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. The findings could help shed more light on the properties of the strong nuclear force, which holds...
https://physicsworld.com/a/tetraquark-measurements-could-shed-more-light-on-the-strong-nuclear-force/
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Reinforcement learning could help airborne wind energy take off
When people think of wind energy, they usually think of windmill-like turbines dotted among hills or lined up on offshore platforms. But there is also another kind of wind energy, one that replaces stationary, earthbound generators with tethered kites that harvest energy as they soar through the sky. This airborne form...
https://physicsworld.com/a/reinforcement-learning-could-help-airborne-wind-energy-take-off/
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Organic LED can electrically switch the handedness of emitted light
Circularly polarized (CP) light is encoded with information through its photon spin and can be utilized in applications such as low-power displays, encrypted communications and quantum technologies. Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) produce CP light with a left or right “handedness”, depending on the chirality of t...
https://physicsworld.com/a/organic-led-can-electrically-switch-the-handedness-of-emitted-light/
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2026-01-07T11:00:48+00:00
Francis Crick: a life of twists and turns
Physicist, molecular biologist, neuroscientist: Francis Crick’s scientific career took many turns. And now, he is the subject of zoologist Matthew Cobb’s new book, Crick: a Mind in Motion – from DNA to the Brain. Born in 1916, Crick studied physics at University College London in the mid-1930s, before working for the A...
https://physicsworld.com/a/francis-crick-a-life-of-twists-and-turns/
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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.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-6-98-b1085-ccsfs-asog
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Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly sues Pentagon, Pete Hegseth over censure campaign
Former NASA astronaut and current U.S. Senator Mark Kelly is fighting back, suing the Pentagon for its plan to censure him over comments he made in a video late last year.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/former-nasa-astronaut-mark-kelly-sues-pentagon-pete-hegseth-over-censure-campaign
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Experts push back against cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project
Exploration advocates are pushing back against the planned cancellation of NASA's Mars sample return project, saying it could potentially find evidence of Red Planet life.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/mars/experts-push-back-against-cancellation-of-nasas-mars-sample-return-project
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2026-01-12T21:36:27+00:00
'It is bittersweet': Crew-11 astronaut hands over control of ISS ahead of 1st-ever medical evacuation
The astronauts are scheduled to leave in a matter of days.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/it-is-bittersweet-crew-11-astronaut-hands-over-control-of-iss-ahead-of-1st-ever-medical-evacuation
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Will budget cuts force NASA to withdraw from Europe's next Venus mission?
"We are in constant contact with NASA."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/venus/will-budget-cuts-force-nasa-to-withdraw-from-europes-next-venus-mission
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2026-01-12T19:00:00+00:00
How Earth's orbit might help us find oil reserves within the planet
Scientists studying Jurassic rocks in China found that cyclical changes in Earth's orbit affected not only the climate, but also the development of shale oil reserves.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/how-earths-orbit-might-help-us-find-oil-reserves-within-the-planet
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2026-01-12T18:00:00+00:00
'Stranger Things' and 5 other places Einstein-Rosen Bridges have wormed their way into sci-fi
From the Upside Down through the Devil's Anus and beyond. Here are 6 times these theoretical wormholes turned up in sci-fi shows and movies.
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/stranger-things-and-5-other-places-einstein-rosen-bridges-have-wormed-their-way-into-sci-fi
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Mystery shockwave around dead star stuns astronomers: 'We found something never seen before and entirely unexpected.'
"The surprise that a supposedly quiet, discless system could drive such a spectacular nebula was one of those rare 'wow' moments."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/stars/mystery-shockwave-around-dead-star-stuns-astronomers-we-found-something-never-seen-before-and-entirely-unexpected
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NASA funds new tech for upcoming 'Super Hubble' to search for alien life: 'We intend to move with urgency'
The observatory will combine tech from NASA's most powerful space telescopes.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/search-for-life/nasa-funds-new-tech-for-upcoming-super-hubble-to-search-for-alien-life-on-other-planets-we-intend-to-move-with-urgency
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2026-01-12T15:00:00+00:00
Superheavy-lift rockets like SpaceX's Starship could transform astronomy by making space telescopes cheaper
Astronomy needs space.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/private-spaceflight/superheavy-lift-rockets-like-spacexs-starship-could-transform-astronomy-by-making-space-telescopes-cheaper
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ISS astronaut medical evacuation latest news: Crew-11 pilot to hand control of station over today
NASA is returning four astronauts to Earth early from the International Space Station due to a medical concern with one of the Crew-11 astronauts. Here's the latest news.
https://www.space.com/news/live/astronaut-medical-evacuation-on-iss-jan-12-2026
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Satellite sees 40-year-old iceberg melt, turn blue | Space photo of the day for January 12, 2025
Iceberg A23-A has been around since the Chernobyl explosion and Space Shuttle Challenger accident...but perhaps not for much longer.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/satellite-sees-40-year-old-iceberg-melt-turn-blue-space-photo-of-the-day-for-january-12-2025
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2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00
Astronomers discover cosmic hamburger has the potential to grow giant planets
"The combination of extreme disk size, strong asymmetries, winds, and potential planet formation makes it the perfect laboratory for understanding how giant planets can form."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/exoplanets/astronomers-discover-cosmic-hamburger-has-the-potential-to-grow-giant-planets
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2026-01-12T11:00:00+00:00
Astronomers baffled by 'mysterious disruptor' with a mass of 1 million suns and a black hole for a heart
"This is a structure we've never seen before, so it could be a new class of dark object."
https://www.space.com/astronomy/black-holes/astronomers-baffled-by-mysterious-disruptor-with-a-mass-of-1-million-suns-and-a-black-hole-for-a-heart
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2026-01-11T16:00:00+00:00
I visited the largest collection of public telescopes in the US in Oregon's high desert, and the dark skies blew me away
Located south of Bend’s outdoor playland, I visited this Pacific Northwest gem for an enchanted winter evening of astronomical wonders
https://www.space.com/astronomy/i-visited-the-largest-collection-of-public-telescopes-in-the-us-in-oregons-high-desert-and-the-dark-skies-blew-me-away
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2026-01-11T15:00:00+00:00
'A completely new manufacturing frontier': Space Forge fires up 1st commercial semiconductor factory in space
Such experiments have previously only been conducted aboard the International Space Station.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/a-completely-new-manufacturing-frontier-space-forge-fires-up-1st-commercial-semiconductor-factory-in-space
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2026-01-11T14:00:00+00:00
'Black Mirror' season 8 announced for Netflix, with creator Charlie Brooker back at the helm
'Luckily it does have a future, so I can confirm that 'Black Mirror' will return, just in time for reality to catch up with it.'
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/black-mirror-season-8-announced-for-netflix-with-creator-charlie-brooker-back-at-the-helm
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2026-01-11T11:00:00+00:00
Indian PSLV rocket apparently fails for 2nd launch in a row (video)
India's PSLV rocket apparently failed Sunday night (Jan. 11) while trying to launch 16 payloads to space. It was the PSLV's first liftoff since a May 2025 failure.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/india-eos-n1-military-satellite-15-payloads-pslv-launch
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2026-01-10T16:00:00+00:00
SpaceX launches NASA's Pandora exoplanet mission, 3 dozen other satellites (video)
SpaceX launched NASA's Pandora exoplanet mission and about three dozen other payloads early Sunday morning (Jan. 11) on a rideshare flight called "Twilight."
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/watch-spacex-launch-nasas-pandora-exoplanet-studying-satellite-on-jan-11
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2026-01-10T15:01:38+00:00
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 192 — Space, 2026!
On Episode 192 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik looks forward to 2026, which promises to be the most exciting year in the new space age yet!
https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/this-week-in-space-podcast-episode-192-space-2026
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2026-01-10T14:00:00+00:00
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.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/space-com-headlines-crossword-quiz-for-week-of-jan-5-2026-the-moon-met-which-bright-star-in-the-night-sky-this-week
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2026-01-10T13:00:00+00:00
Moon fever hits DC as Artemis 2 rocket 'candle' lights up Washington Monument just 1 month before launch (photos)
The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/moon-fever-hits-dc-with-artemis-2-rocket-candle-lighting-up-washington-monument-1-month-before-launch-photos
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2026-01-10T11:00:00+00:00
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.
https://www.space.com/stargazing/astronaut-on-iss-captures-spectacular-orbital-video-of-zodiacal-light-auroras-and-the-pleiades
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2026-01-10T06:43:41+00:00
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites on its 3rd mission of 2026 (video)
SpaceX launched 29 Starlink broadband satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast on Friday (Jan. 9), acing its third mission of 2026.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-starlink-falcon-9-launch-group-6-96-jrti
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2026-01-10T05:44:57+00:00
NASA will evacuate SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts from International Space Station on Jan. 14
The first medical evacuation in the history of the International Space Station will take place on Jan. 14, when the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission head home.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/international-space-station/nasa-will-evacuate-spacex-crew-11-astronauts-from-international-space-station-on-jan-14
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