16th October 2024

Industrial X-ray scans made 100x faster

A breakthrough in 3D X-ray imaging could allow rapid, detailed internal views of products, cutting inspection times by 99% for high-volume manufacturing.

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13th October 2024

SpaceX achieves major milestone in spaceflight

SpaceX has today achieved the first successful return and capture of a Super Heavy booster from Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever to fly.

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10th October 2024

2182 – Close approach of the asteroid Bennu

A near-Earth object, discovered in 1999, makes a close approach to Earth in 2182. Thanks to advanced planetary defences, the collision risk has been largely eliminated.

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8th October 2024

82,684 AD – The return of comet c/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS)

A long-period comet discovered in the early 21st century is now returning to the inner Solar System after 81,000 years, offering a rare glimpse into the distant past.

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3rd October 2024

Climate study forecasts Antarctic ice trends to 2300

Scientists have published the first ever multi-century, multi-model forecast of Antarctic ice sheet loss derived from global climate simulations, indicating that the West Antarctic ice sheet has potential to undergo a near-total collapse by 2300.

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1st October 2024

Sub-Earth-mass planet found orbiting Barnard's star

Astronomers have today reported the discovery of a sub-Earth-mass planet orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our Sun at less than six light-years away.

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30th September 2024

AI hits 100% accuracy with CAPTCHA, beating humans

A new study has shown that AI bots can now solve Google's reCAPTCHAv2 with 100% accuracy, surpassing even humans in this task. This raises questions about the future of online security.

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28th September 2024

DNA can now be stored for billions of years

Scientists have stored a full human genome on a 5D memory crystal, paving the way for eternal data archiving and potential restoration of species in the distant future.

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23rd September 2024

Largest black hole jets ever seen are 23 million light-years in length

The largest known pair of astrophysical jets has been discovered in a radio galaxy called Porphyrion, extending 23 million light‑years from end to end.

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20th September 2024

Earth to get temporary "mini-moon"

A newly discovered object will temporarily become our second moon, as it partially orbits the Earth from 29th September until 25th November. It will return in the year 2055.

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17th September 2024

Europe's first exascale supercomputer begins installation

The Jülich Supercomputing Centre in Germany has announced the start of installation for JUPITER, Europe's first supercomputer to reach an exaFLOP of performance.

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15th September 2024

2084 – Robotic brains match the energy efficiency of human brains

By 2084, the brain of a human-like android can achieve the same processing power as a real human brain – 1 exaFLOP – using just 20 watts.

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7th September 2024

2038 – Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is eradicated in England

By 2038, England has achieved a landmark victory in its battle against bovine tuberculosis (bTB), eradicating the disease from cattle herds across the country.

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