Astronomers have found the fastest star in the Milky Way—it races around a black hole at 8% of the speed of light
No other known star in the Milky Way has ever moved this fast...
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Quantum entanglement has been achieved directly from sunlight for the first time
Quantum entanglement is a special state in which two particles become linked so that a change in the properties of one instantly affects the other, even when they are separated by large distances...
Firebird AI Joins UATE as a Strategic Member
The Firebird AI facility launched near Hrazdan is the largest artificial intelligence factory in the region, positioning Armenia as a pivotal regional and global hub for AI compute capacity...
Earth’s microbes may survive on the Moon. Even a bootprint is enough to shield them
Some microbes are capable of persisting in lunar soil in a state of deep dormancy—especially in the polar regions where Artemis astronauts will soon be heading...
Google now forces a 24-hour wait before APK installation: Android’s new defense against malware
The change is gradually appearing on devices and is designed to reduce the risk of malware infection...
A deep partial lunar eclipse on 27–28 August: an almost total "Blood Moon"
Earth will position itself almost exactly between the Sun and the full Moon. Totality will not occur — a thin crescent will remain illuminated by direct sunlight...
Cosmic acceleration explained without dark energy — a hint of quantum gravity
A physicist from Brown University has proposed an alternative to dark energy: the accelerated expansion of the cosmos may be a consequence of quantum uncertainty in the very geometry of space-time...
Ancient merger fed the Milky Way with foreign stars
The researchers identified a group of globular star clusters that, in terms of age, chemical composition, and stellar motion, do not resemble objects that formed within the Milky Way itself․․․
Rocky "mega Earth" found with 23 times the mass of our planet
GJ 523b is roughly 2.5 times wider than Earth, yet about 23 times more massive. Because of its density, it falls into the informal category of "mega‑Earths"—unusually heavy, predominantly rocky planets․․․
Fairphone releases a smartphone you can actually repair at home
The device sits in the mid‑range segment. It is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 processor and 12 GB of RAM.․․
The most powerful solar flare of August recorded on the Sun
Scientists recorded an M1.88-class flare. In global catalogues, it will likely be listed as M1.8—by convention, the value is rounded down to the lower boundary․․․
OpenAI prepares to go public in 2027
The offering could happen sooner if the business continues to grow rapidly...
Three supermassive black holes found in a distant galaxy—and they may collide
The galaxy J0148‑4214 is so far away that the James Webb Space Telescope could not directly resolve the black holes themselves․․․
Einstein's "greatest mistake" became the foundation of modern cosmology
In 1917, shortly after developing general relativity, Einstein attempted to apply his equations to the Universe as a whole...
Dead star returns matter to the galaxy: Scientists observe a star revealing the Sun's fate in 5 billion years
The expanding gas gradually mixes with the interstellar medium, enriching it with elements that the star synthesised during its lifetime․․․
Are button phones making a comeback? Who uses them in 2026 and why
Some people continue to use them daily, while even more are considering a return to such devices...
AI is already solving problems that mathematicians have worked on for decades: When will it learn logical reasoning? Interview with Perouz Taslakian
When the first large language models appeared, they performed well at what they seemed designed to do: continuing texts, answering questions, writing poetry and code. But even basic mathematics could stump them.․․
NASA reveals the crater left on the Moon by a Falcon 9 stage
Using images taken at different angles and under varying lighting conditions, scientists were able to examine the impact site in detail.․․