31st December 2024

Smallest asteroids ever detected in main belt

Astronomers report using the infrared capabilities of the James Webb Space Telescope to find 100 of the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt, some measuring just 10 metres in diameter.

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30th December 2024

New method turns cancer cells into healthy cells

Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated a way to revert cancer cells back to normal, healthy cells, using simulations to identify master molecular switches involved in cell differentiation.

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28th December 2024

Quantum teleportation achieved over Internet cable

A study in Optica reports the first demonstration of quantum teleportation over fibres carrying conventional telecommunications traffic.

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27th December 2024

2025 – First light for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

This cutting-edge facility achieves "first light" in 2025, launching a decade of transformative discoveries, which includes a 3,000-fold increase in the number of catalogued galaxies.

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26th December 2024

2026 – BepiColombo arrives in orbit around Mercury

[Moved from 2025 to 2026, based on updated mission timeline from ESA/JAXA.]

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26th December 2024

2026 – First crewed flight of NASA's Orion spacecraft

[Moved from 2025 to 2026, based on NASA's latest announcement.]

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25th December 2024

Merry Christmas and a happy 2025!

From the staff and contributors at Future Timeline.

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19th December 2024

U.S. life expectancy predicted to stall by 2050

Life expectancy progress in the United States is slowing. Only modest increases are likely by 2050, as the country falls below nearly all high-income and some middle-income countries in the global rankings.

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15th December 2024

Huge cache of rare Earth elements found in U.S.

Coal ash from power plants across the U.S. may contain up to 11 million tons of rare-earth elements – nearly eight times the amount the U.S. has in domestic reserves.

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11th December 2024

Google reveals new "Willow" quantum chip

A new quantum chip from Google, "Willow", can perform calculations in minutes that would take classical supercomputers around 10 septillion years.

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5th December 2024

Automated inspection of offshore wind farms

A new underwater robot could revolutionise how offshore wind farms are maintained.

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4th December 2024

Robot persuades other robots to "go home"

A robot in China recently convinced other robots to leave their posts and "go home" in an unscripted event. This viral video highlights both the potential and concerns surrounding autonomous machines.

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3rd December 2024

2032-2033 – Heavy cargo deployments to the lunar surface

Following the successes of earlier missions, including the historic return of humans to the Moon, NASA's Artemis VII and VIII represent a new phase in lunar development.

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