A rock sample that could show whether life ever existed beyond Earth is sealed inside NASA’s Perseverance rover on Mars, but its trip home is uncertain, according to CNN. The sample, called Sapphire Canyon,…
October 13, 2026RCReal Clear ScienceNotes, Science
It is that time of year again, when the Twitter crowd erupts about “Who is going to win the Nobel Prize this year?” Unfortunately, there seems to be a real disconnect between the process,…
Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for groundbreaking discoveries in asymmetric chemistry that helped unravel the mystery of molecules existing as non-identical mirror images. The…
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been named joint winners of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in optogenetics, Peoples Gazette reports. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska…
Constant exposure to short-form videos on TikTok, Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts may be affecting how young people perceive time and think about future consequences, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.…
Albania, Croatia, Côte d’Ivoire and San Marino have joined the Artemis Accords, lifting total signatories to 76. NASA has welcomed four new Artemis Accords signatories; Albania, Croatia, Côte d’Ivoire and San Marino, bringing total…
Two leading European quantum computing companies are pursuing United States stock-market listings, raising concerns about Europe’s ability to retain investment and expertise in emerging technologies. According to ZeroHedge, Finnish quantum computing company IQM merged…
September 25, 2026SRSahara reportersNotes, Science
Nigeria has lost the regulatory priority attached to its 2017 filing for a key satellite orbital position at 9.5° West, creating a hurdle for its next-generation communications satellite programme. According to SaharaReporters, the International…
A new DNA analysis of the Shroud of Turin has found genetic material linked to lineages mainly associated with the Near East, adding to the scientific debate over the origin of the disputed relic…
Astronomers have discovered GJ 3090 b, a Neptune-sized planet orbiting its star in the opposite direction to the star’s rotation, an unusual configuration whose origin remains unexplained. AOL reports that GJ 3090 b has…
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