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Scientists will use the Moon's far side for the two-year CosmoCube mission to find Big Bang clues. The team hopes to trace the early universe's evolution by avoiding Earth's radio interference. Phil Bull said, "The mission has potential to illuminate our understanding of cosmic origins." The project cost is £50 million.
Physicists discovered a hidden gluon structure inside protons using data from high-energy collisions at RHIC. This study suggests that gluons, not just quarks, carry the baryon number. "Our results suggest that the baryon number is not simply carried by individual quarks," said Zhangbu Xu, potentially changing how we understand matter.
On September 20, 2016, amateur astronomer Víctor Buso captured a supernova in the galaxy NGC 613. While testing his new camera, he noticed a point of light that got brighter in minutes. This rare discovery showed the earliest stages of a star explosion, which many experts rarely get to see.
A skeleton found beneath Scotland's Stirling Castle had more than 160 fractures; researchers say it is the first confirmed death from a trebuchet. Discovered in 1997, the remains date to the 1300s. Jo Buckberry said, "The breaks indicate a very large area of impact and devastation." It was a battle.
On August 5, 2013, NASA engineers made the Curiosity rover sing "Happy Birthday" to itself on Mars. The team used the chemistry laboratory to vibrate at specific frequencies. Lead engineer Florence Tan said, "To make the soil samples fall, we have to program it to vibrate in different frequencies."
On July 23, Jacob Tsimerman joined OpenAI to focus on AI safety after receiving the Fields Medal. While machines now generate complex mathematical proofs, experts worry about verification. Terence Tao warned that canonicalisation remains the most valuable part of the process, as we face proof abundance without enough human oversight.
Around 2,000 applications for exotic animal registration are pending before the Tamil Nadu Forest Department. Officials said the backlog grew due to a portal transition and high demand. Rakesh Kumar Dogra said, "The scrutiny and approval of applications was a long and complex process." Lack of facilities hampers seizures.
China launched a Long March 12 rocket from Wenchang on August 16, carrying SatNet satellites into space. This mission started just six days after a Long March 7A rocket exploded on August 10. The successful flight showed China’s push to keep its busy space schedule despite that recent, rare setback.
Physicists at Rutgers University discovered a new quantum state of matter where two exotic materials meet. By combining Eu₂Ir₂O₇ and Dy₂Ti₂O₇, researchers recorded a sixfold pattern in electrical conductivity at low temperatures. This finding shows that interfaces between different materials can create physics not seen in either material individually.
Researchers from Flinders University and the University of Canberra found that aging leads to a "safety-first" walking strategy. Dr. Cody Lindsay said, "As we get older, the body starts to favor stability over efficiency." This change makes the ankle stiffer, which causes older adults to tire faster and walk slower.
The developing El Nino in the tropical Pacific Ocean could become the strongest ever experienced by modern humans by December. Climate analyst Colin McCarthy said, "This event is breaking records across multiple indicators." This phenomenon will likely push global temperatures to unprecedented levels, causing extreme weather events across many continents.
Astronomers observed a black hole shredding a massive star in a rare event designated AT2024wpp. Daniel Perley said, "We discovered what we think is a black hole merging with a massive companion star." This powerful cosmic explosion released energy 400 billion times the output of our Sun, surprising many researchers.