Wooley: World might be ending but I’ve decided not to panic
In this newspaper last week astronomer Martin George from the Ulverstone Planetarium reported on the asteroid called 2024 YR4 ...
To Unlock Limitless Energy, Scientists Needed a Secret Ingredient—And They May Have Just Found It
The new material could be key to finally building a successful fusion reactor.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists15h
Trump wants to initiate denuclearization talks with Russia and China
US President Donald Trump signaled that he wants to engage with Russia and China on denuclearization efforts. “There's no reason for us to be building brand new nuclear weapons. We already have so ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists15h
How Trump, Musk, and DOGE are undermining US intelligence and national security
The unfettered access that Elon Musk and DOGE have been given to computer systems across the federal government threatens to ...
Release of Type Ia supernovae data may hold key to the history of the universe
A unique dataset of Type Ia supernovae being released today could change how cosmologists measure the expansion history of ...
Atomic traffic control—researchers develop novel technology for more precise quantum sensors
Quantum sensors can be significantly more precise than conventional sensors and are used for Earth observation, navigation, ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN18h
A Record-Breaking ‘Ghost Particle’ From Outer Space Made a Splash of Light in the Mediterranean
The neutrino was 30 times more energetic than any other previously observed particle of its kind. Scientists still don’t know ...
Executive Gov16h
Bipartisan Legislation Works to Boost Quantum Research
Find out the main objectives of the DOE Energy Quantum Leadership Act, introduced by Senators Dick Durbin and Steve Daines.
CNAS19h
The AI-Nuclear Nexus: New CNAS Report on Managing Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear Weapons amid U.S. Rivalry with China and Russia
Those two trends converge in what this report calls the “AI-nuclear nexus.” The authors write that the most critical risks of the AI-nuclear nexus can ...
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