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In 2025, an ultra-sensitive network of gravitational-wave detectors registered a powerful ripple in the fabric of space-time, designated as GW250114. Image of a cosmic black hole This is the result of the largest recorded collision between two black holes. The event provided the clearest, most noise-free data to date. As a result, scientists were handed a perfect "laboratory" to test the classic physical theories of past decades. Most notably, researchers utilized data from t

Space debris—ranging from defunct satellites and discarded rocket stages to fragmented collision debris—poses an escalating threat to spacecraft and, in certain scenarios, to populations on the ground. A recent study published in the journal Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences indicates that during periods of heightened solar activity, both the risk and the velocity of space debris re-entering Earth's atmosphere increase significantly. Low Earth Orbit (LEO), situated at

The NASA Administrator announced his support for restoring Pluto's planetary status, stating that scientific studies are being prepared to be presented to the international astronomical community. The debate over how to define Pluto has just been rekindled after 20 years. During a hearing before the US Senate Budget Committee, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman declared that Pluto should be returned to the list of planets in the Solar System. He also revealed that NASA is prep

Terence Tao, a UCLA mathematics professor widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest living mathematicians, rose from child prodigy to Fields Medalist at 31. The 51-year-old Australian-American mathematician earned the nickname "Mozart of math" for displaying extraordinary talent at a very early age, as well as for his gentle personal style. "Terry is like Mozart; mathematics just flows out of him," UCLA professor John Garnett told UCLA Magazine, adding that such talent a

A team of U.S. researchers have built a mechanical computer that performs basic calculations without electricity, batteries, or microchips, using only physical movement and stored mechanical energy. Published in Nature Communications earlier this month, the study by researchers at St. Olaf College and Syracuse University shows how the system stores and processes information by snapping between stable positions, similar to a switch turning on or off. "We typically think of mem

Professor Phung Ho Hai, a specialist in algebra and algebraic geometry, has become the first Vietnamese scientist to win the Humboldt Research Award, one of Germany's highest honors for leading researchers from abroad. According to the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Hai, 56, was nominated by Professor Christopher Deninger, a mathematician at the University of Münster whose work focuses on arithmetic geometry. The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) announced

The Artemis astronauts hurtling back home after circling the Moon have had regular communication with their team on Earth, but on Tuesday they got to chat with colleagues floating elsewhere in space. This handout picture released on April 7, 2026, by NASA shows Earth drawing closer to passing behind the Moon, about six minutes before "Earthset," as seen from the Orion spacecraft on April 6, 2026 "We have been waiting for this like you can't imagine," said Artemis II mission c

A Vietnamese inventor whose biomedical research has produced painless skin patches that can replace vaccine injections and implants that dissolve harmlessly inside the body has been elected to one of the oldest science academies in the U.S. Associate Professor Nguyen Duc Thanh Nguyen Duc Thanh, an associate professor at the University of Connecticut, was among 36 new members elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE), the academy announced last week.