A crewed nuclear thermal spacecraft that NASA studied in the early 2000s for a mission to Jupiter’s moon Callisto

University of Queensland researchers have developed a drug that activates a hard-to-target immune receptor — a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions like Motor Neurone Disease (MND). In an international collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, The University of Tokyo and Sungkyunkwan University, the researchers were able to uncover the…

Bright flares are visible near the event horizon of Sagittarius A* Photo by NASA/CXC/MIT/F.K.Baganoff/Getty Images The centre of our galaxy is a strange and chaotic place, but we may finally have an explanation for the unusual stars that orbit there. Our supermassive black hole, Sagittarius A*, is surrounded by three populations of stars, all strikingly…

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In most areas of archaeology, excavators painstakingly dig layer by layer to reveal not just buried artifacts but also charred seeds, broken bones and microscopic grains of ancient pollen. This delicate process is followed by months of intensive lab work to study the newfound remains. But there is one kind of archaeologist that takes a…

Aysu Biçer 10 July 2026•Update: 10 July 2026 Cybersecurity experts are warning that criminals are using artificial intelligence to launch more convincing cyberattacks, making it easier to target businesses and organizations. Finnish cybersecurity officials say threats remain at a high level, with phishing, ransomware, account theft and supply-chain attacks among the most common dangers, according…

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