China Details Two-Launch Lunar Orbit Rendezvous Plan for Crewed Moon Landing
China's chief lunar exploration designer detailed a two-launch, lunar orbit rendezvous plan for a crewed moon landing, citing progress on rockets and spacecraft tests.
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Un parasol planetario en el espacio: un estudio evalúa si la geoingeniería solar podría enfriar la Tierra en 20 a 40 años
Un informe del Planetary Sunshade Institute propone un parasol espacial de satélites que podría ser viable en 20 a 40 años para enfriar la Tierra. Sus autores reconocen dudas y críticas.
Mars' Northern Polar Crater Ice Expands and Shrinks With Seasonal Frost, Study Finds
A study of 36 north polar craters on Mars using HiRISE images from 2006-2025 found 32 showed seasonal brightness changes, suggesting local, crater-specific frost cycles rather than cap-wide shifts.
Trees Straighten Themselves Using Opposing 'Muscles' of Tension Wood, Study Finds
Researchers found young poplar trees sense their own shape and use tension wood on opposing sides to straighten curved stems, a finding with implications for forestry and crop lodging.
NASA's Swift Observatory Nears Reentry After Failed Rescue, Ending 22 Years of Gamma-Ray Discoveries
NASA's aging Swift Observatory, after a failed robotic rescue, is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere around Friday, with debris likely falling into the ocean.
KDE Developer Unveils Kwi, an Experimental GPU-Accelerated Terminal Built on Ghostty's Library
A KDE developer has announced Kwi, an experimental GPU-accelerated terminal built with Qt Quick and libghostty-vt, claiming up to 35x faster rendering than Konsole.
New Cambridge Study Casts Doubt on Comets as Seeders of Life on Earth
A Cambridge study challenges the decades-old theory that comets delivered the organic compounds that seeded life on Earth, finding such molecules likely did not survive impact.
From Nursing to Headstones: A Former Nurse Restores Centuries-Old Graves
A former nurse who calls herself the "crazy cemetery lady" has turned to restoring cemetery headstones, some centuries old, as a new way of caring for the dead.
Older Adults' Own Sense of Mental Sharpness Tracks Real Cognitive Performance, Smartwatch Study Finds
A UC Davis study using smartwatches found older adults' real-time ratings of their mental sharpness tracked objective cognitive performance, independent of mood. Researchers caution that longer follow-up is needed.