Reaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit

Every four years, the math world’s preeminent awards are given to the finest minds of a generation. The young winners — all under 40 on the first day of the year — have reshaped mathematics and theoretical computer science. Here are their stories. The post Fields and Abacus Medals 2026 first appeared on Quanta Magazine

Scientists have uncovered a new way to control an unusual quantum phenomenon that could one day help power electronic devices without batteries. An international research team led by Professor Dongchen Qi from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) School of Chemistry and Physics and Professor Xiao Renshaw Wang from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore investigated…

ADA 2026 Recap: Days 1 and 2  Breakthrough T1D

I am trying to locate a lecture I viewed some time ago, which is titled "Energy: No Such Thing as a Free Lunch" (LINK BELOW) and was presented by a professor I guess. I'm not sure about the context of this video, but I guess it is about debunking the free energy claims and perpetual…

SpaceX targeting July 16 for Starship Flight 13 The next Starship launch has arrived! SpaceX is targeting no earlier than July 16 for the next launch of its massive Starship rocket, the company announced on in a post on X. Flight 13 will be the second launch of the vehicle’s Version 3 configuration and will…

This past week, a child stood on the observation deck of Toronto’s CN Tower and looked out at a city skyline blurred by haze. Hundreds of miles away, National Guard troops patrolled a smoke-dimmed National Mall in Washington, and commuters pulled on masks. Smoke drifting south from Canada’s wildfires has become an almost annual visitor…