Astrophysics

Passwords will be on the way out in 2026 as passkeys take over

Passwords will be on the way out in 2026 as passkeys ta...

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The curse of having to remember easily hackable passwords may soon be over, as a...

The first commercial space stations will start orbiting Earth in 2026

The first commercial space stations will start orbiting...

SIN Jan 6, 2026 0 19

For nearly three decades, the International Space Station has been the only dest...

US will need both carrots and sticks to reach net zero

US will need both carrots and sticks to reach net zero

SIN Jan 6, 2026 0 22

Modelling suggests both carbon taxes and green subsidies will be necessary to de...

Northern Greenland ice dome melted before and could melt again

Northern Greenland ice dome melted before and could mel...

SIN Jan 6, 2026 0 19

Prudhoe Ice Dome disappeared during a warm period 7000 years ago. Global warming...

Weird clump in the early universe is piping hot and we don’t know why

Weird clump in the early universe is piping hot and we ...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 18

A galaxy cluster in the early universe is 10 times hotter than it ought to be, w...

Rare exoplanet alignment set for 2026 – but we are likely to miss it

Rare exoplanet alignment set for 2026 – but we are like...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 22

An exosyzygy – an alignment of three celestial objects around another star – is ...

2026 will shed light on whether a little-known drug helps with autism

2026 will shed light on whether a little-known drug hel...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 17

The US government is approving the drug leucovorin to address rising rates of au...

El Niño was linked to famines in Europe in the early modern period

El Niño was linked to famines in Europe in the early mo...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 11

A study of 160 European famines between 1500 and 1800 shows that El Niño weather...

A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum computers' success

A strange kind of quantumness may be key to quantum com...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 19

Researchers at Google have used their Willow quantum computer to demonstrate tha...

Ghostly particles might just break our understanding of the universe

Ghostly particles might just break our understanding of...

SIN Jan 5, 2026 0 17

An analysis of several experiments aimed at detecting the mysterious neutrino ha...

Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it walk upright?

Was our earliest ancestor a knuckle-dragger, or did it ...

SIN Jan 3, 2026 0 14

Did Sahelanthropus, which lived 7 million years ago, walk on two legs like a mod...

Gargantuan black hole may be a remnant from the dawn of the universe

Gargantuan black hole may be a remnant from the dawn of...

SIN Jan 2, 2026 0 19

Astronomers were puzzled by a black hole around 50 million times the mass of the...

Murder victim discovered to have two sets of DNA due to rare condition

Murder victim discovered to have two sets of DNA due to...

SIN Jan 2, 2026 0 36

A woman's body has been found to consist of varying proportions of male and fema...

Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

Chess can be made fairer by rearranging the pieces

SIN Jan 2, 2026 0 19

Chess960 involves shuffling the pieces at the back of the board, and an analysis...

Rare Saturn-sized rogue planet is first to have its mass measured

Rare Saturn-sized rogue planet is first to have its mas...

SIN Jan 2, 2026 0 17

Researchers have confirmed the mass of a free-floating planet thanks to a lucky ...

The weight-loss drugs on trial in 2026 may trump Ozempic and Zepbound

The weight-loss drugs on trial in 2026 may trump Ozempi...

SIN Jan 1, 2026 0 15

Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have transformed how we treat obesity, b...

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