Mapping Alien Continents: Achieving Optical VLBI for Exoplanet Imaging

An international research team led by Hiroshima University has developed a technique that can reveal extremely early changes in human skin collagen, long before the damage becomes visible under conventional imaging. The findings, published in ACS Nano on July 16, 2026, suggest that collagen begins losing its precise molecular organization before its fibers become thinner,…

Two organizations show how patient trust is reshaping clinical trials and accelerating drug development. Boston Globe via Getty Images Research by the Tufts Center reports that every day a clinical trial runs behind schedule it costs sponsor organizations an average of $800,000 in unrealized drug sales. And most trials run very far behind with around…

On Friday, July 10th, China achieved a major milestone in its race to become a space power comparable to NASA. During its maiden flight on Friday, mission controllers successfully landed and recovered the first stage of the Long March-10B (CZ-10B). The vehicle is partially reusable, with a retrievable first-stage booster and an expendable second stage,…

Scientists have developed a forecasting technique that could reveal the strength of the Sun’s next activity cycle as many as seven years before it reaches its maximum. The method focuses on the number of sunspots present at a newly identified “switch-off” stage in the solar cycle. At this point, the Sun’s most severe space weather…

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Lake Skadar, Montenegro and Albania [42.201087364, 19.303135741] What’s in the photo? A giant, milky-green swirl on the lake’s surface Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on board the International Space Station When was it taken? Feb. 21, 2020 This eye-catching astronaut photo shows a cloud of sediment swirling into…

The latest “Dune: Part 3” trailer arrived back on July 8, and it was a sumptuous banquet of startling set pieces, intergalactic political unrest, close-quarter combat, and a whole lot of sand and ash. A fine follow-up to the initial March teaser, to be sure. After letting it marinate in our minds for a while,…