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Silicon quantum computer qubits finally work together at 99.9%
RIKEN scientists ran five silicon qubits at once on one shared control wire without losing accuracy, fixing a problem that has held chip-style quantum computers back.
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Nvidia quantum simulation hits 104 qubits on 8,192 GPUs
On Europe's first exascale supercomputer, Nvidia modeled an error-correcting quantum processor in record detail. Here's why faking a quantum computer on ordinary chips matters.
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MMX Phobos probe: 10 grams of moon dirt, a 2031 return, $578M
Japan's MMX spacecraft is headed to Mars to scoop up part of its largest moon and fly it back to Earth by 2031. Here's the plan.
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Orionid meteor shower: a bright Moon means you should look at dawn
The Orionids peak on the night of Oct. 21 to 22, but a bright Moon will spoil the early evening. Here's the darker window worth waking up for.
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SpaceX space jellyfish may return Tuesday: when and where to look
A scrubbed Monday launch moved SpaceX's Bandwagon-5 to a 6:30 a.m. Tuesday window, and a different flight path changes who gets the best view.
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Green star discovery: a dead star glows green from planet debris
Astronomers say a white dwarf loaded with sodium from shattered planets would look green to human eyes, and they found the reddest star on record too.
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Thwaites Glacier could add twice the sea level rise, study finds
A new model using satellite radar shows warm seawater pushing miles under Antarctica's Doomsday Glacier, doubling its expected sea level impact by 2100.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winners announced, top prize goes to elephant study
Federico Veronesi's black-and-white image of an elephant carrying a dead calf in Namibia won the grand title, and a smartphone shot by a young girl also took a prize.
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Spider Crater Landsat image reveals 13 by 11 km oval with legs
A new Landsat 9 view shows why Western Australia's Spider Crater looks like a giant arachnid, and how geologists proved a meteorite made it.
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Antarctic sea ice peaked at 17.59 million sq km in 2026
NASA and NSIDC say the ice peaked on September 14, about a million square kilometers short of average, making the past four winters the four lowest on record.
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When solar panel cleaning pays off for your energy bill
Dirty panels do lose power, but a wash often earns back less than it costs. Here is how to tell if yours need one and how to clean them safely.
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Sierra Space proves 90‑minute delivery of 5–10 ton cargo pods
Sierra Space dropped its Ghost cargo pod from 68,500 feet with a radio and a bottle of whiskey inside. The 90-minute delivery from orbit is still a goal.