Reports - Part 7
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COSI Detector Assembly Moves Toward Gamma-Ray Science
A detector assembly for NASA's COSI gamma-ray telescope was raised from a laboratory table on July 8, 2026, revealing hardware designed to study matter, antimatter and dying stars as the mission prepares for a planned 2027 launch.
PQC Migration Moves From Crypto Inventory to Hardware Trust
ICTK and Jiran Security are building Q-BRIDGE to connect cryptographic asset discovery with hardware-rooted post-quantum security for enterprise, government, and financial clients
Hubble captures a spiral galaxy with a twisted core
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has imaged NGC 4698, a spiral galaxy in Virgo whose central bulge and inner rotation axis are set at right angles to its disk, hinting at a past shaped by external gas or a minor merger.
Submerged Medieval Settlement Shipden Reveals New Evidence off Norfolk Coast
Underwater archaeologists have mapped 25 manmade features on the seabed near Cromer, offering new insight into the medieval town of Shipden lost to the North Sea around 700 years ago and challenging local legends about its fate
Quantum-Safe Network Platform Launches on Existing Fiber in Europe
Q-SAFE Solutions has introduced a quantum-safe communications platform built in the EU-27, combining quantum key distribution and post-quantum cryptography for telecom, infrastructure, and government networks-no dedicated dark fiber required.
NASA's Enterprise Shuttle: How a Test Vehicle and Star Trek Fans Shaped the Shuttle Era
On September 17, 1976, NASA introduced its first space shuttle orbiter, OV-101. Named Enterprise after a wave of public support, the vehicle played a central role in early shuttle flight tests and set the stage for the program's future.
Surface code error suppression tested on IBM heavy-hex quantum processors
A team from the University of Southern California and Quantum Elements has experimentally tested surface code error suppression on IBM's 156-qubit heavy-hex superconducting processors, challenging assumptions about lattice geometry and quantum error correction.
NASA tests new Moon and Mars landing system at Armstrong flight lab
NASA's Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory is testing the SPLICE guidance system on the Alta-X drone to improve hazard detection and precision landings for future Moon and Mars missions.
Riverlane opens US quantum error correction hub in Maryland
Riverlane has set up its US headquarters in Maryland's Discovery District to speed up real-time quantum error correction projects and work more closely with quantum hardware makers and academic researchers.
NASA orbiter spots largest new lunar crater in a century
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has found a 728-foot-wide impact crater on the Moon's eastern limb, created between April and May 2024 by a building-sized asteroid or comet. The discovery gives scientists a rare look at how the lunar surface changes after a major collision.
Erasure Noise Simulator Targets Quantum Error Mitigation in Qiskit Circuits
Oxford Quantum Circuits has launched erado, a Python library that simulates erasure noise and post-selection in Qiskit circuits. The tool enables researchers to probe error mitigation strategies before running algorithms on superconducting quantum hardware.
NASA tracks Earth's shifting center of mass with satellites
NASA scientists have measured how Earth's center of mass moves by millimeters each year as water, ice, and air shift across the globe, using satellite laser ranging and GPS data.
Patent eligibility for quantum dot Pauli Z gate hardware faces legal scrutiny
A proposed hardware method for implementing the Pauli Z gate in quantum dot-based quantum computers highlights the unresolved legal barriers to patenting quantum operations that rely on established physical laws.
Brazilian Research Institute Orders On-Premises Superconducting Quantum Computer
IQM Quantum Computers will supply its IQM Spark superconducting quantum system to Brazil's Eldorado Research Institute, marking the first time a private research institution in South America has purchased and installed a quantum computer on site.
Trapped-ion quantum processor trims engineering simulation time by 14 percent
IonQ, Synopsys, and NVIDIA have linked a trapped-ion quantum processor with large-scale engineering simulation software, reporting up to 14.6% total runtime savings in benchmarked industrial workloads.
DOE launches $215 million competition for logical qubit quantum computers
The US Department of Energy is offering $215 million to teams that can build quantum computers with at least 100 logical qubits and run hundreds of millions of fault-tolerant operations, alongside a $45 million program for independent hardware benchmarking.
Stone-Lined Graves and Ship Timbers Documented in Arctic Svalbard Survey
Archaeologists have identified 45 stone-lined graves and ship timber fragments on Svalbard using non-invasive survey methods, raising new questions about burial traditions and the preservation of Arctic heritage under threat from erosion
Rare Eleventh Century Sword Scabbard Fitting Found in Mazovia
Archaeologists in Poland have documented a rare metal chape from an eleventh century sword scabbard found near the surface in Mazovia, raising new questions about early medieval craftsmanship and cross regional connections
Ancient Hidalgo rock art reveals encounters with the underworld
Archaeologists have identified 55 rock art scenes at 25 sites in Hidalgo depicting figures meeting the lord of the underworld. The findings offer new evidence for how ancient communities understood death and the supernatural.
Youngest exoplanet yet found emerges from archival telescope data
Astronomers have identified Elias 2-24 b, the youngest known exoplanet, using direct imaging techniques and archival data from the Keck Observatory. The planet is less than a million years old and still sits within its birth disk.
Solar Storm Forces Historians to Revise Timeline of Early Technology Disruption
A new review of historical records has corrected the date of a well-known 19th-century train delay caused by a solar storm, offering a clearer picture of how early electrical systems responded to space weather.
US military expands defense planning from ocean floor to lunar orbit
The US military's top officer says future conflicts could extend from the seafloor to the Moon's orbit, as the Space Force openly acknowledges operating defensive weapons in space for the first time.
SpaceX Falcon 9 landing team wins Neil Armstrong Space Prize
SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster landing team has received the first Neil Armstrong Space Prize, recognizing their work in making large-scale rocket reuse routine and changing the economics of space launches.
Java 27 Integrates Hybrid Post Quantum Cryptography for TLS 1.3
Oracle has released Java 27 with native support for hybrid post quantum cryptography in TLS 1.3, aiming to address harvest now decrypt later threats and streamline migration to quantum resistant security for cloud and enterprise applications
Vampire white dwarfs can collapse into neutron stars under precise conditions
Researchers have modeled how certain white dwarfs feeding on companion stars can collapse into neutron stars if their mass and accretion rate fall within a narrow range, revealing a rare but physically distinct pathway for stellar evolution.
Falqon Systems launches multi-node quantum secure networks across Europe
Falqon Systems, formerly Q*Bird, is rolling out operational quantum secure networks in several European countries using measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution and hybrid key management.
V-2 Rocket Explosion Cut Albert III's Spaceflight Short
A V-2 rocket carrying the monkey Albert III exploded seconds after launch in 1949, exposing the dangers of early animal spaceflight and the technical limits of postwar rocketry.
Canada's BDC directs $1 billion to quantum and deep-tech startups
The Business Development Bank of Canada is deploying $1 billion to support quantum computing, post-quantum cryptography, and dual-use deep technologies, aiming to fill funding gaps for Canadian startups beyond the seed stage.
Neil deGrasse Tyson releases Lost in Space, a new encyclopedia of the cosmos
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lindsey Nyx Walker introduce Lost in Space, a 400-page National Geographic encyclopedia packed with thousands of facts, images, and profiles of planets, telescopes, and cosmic phenomena.
US and UK Back Eight Teams to Engineer Molecular Quantum States
A new $10 million joint program from the US National Science Foundation and UK Research and Innovation will support eight research teams working to control quantum coherence and entanglement in complex molecular systems.
Casper College launches quantum education program with NSF funding
Casper College has secured a $444,059 National Science Foundation grant to build a statewide quantum workforce pipeline, distributing experimental kits and launching new educational programs across Wyoming
NASA opens competition for states to host new Space Academy
NASA is inviting states to propose locations for the U.S. Space Academy, aiming to start classes in 2028 and build a permanent campus by 2031 to train future scientists and astronauts.
Trump rejects new AI safety rules as tech leaders warn of risks
President Donald Trump has dismissed calls for stricter AI safeguards, insisting that strong leadership and existing regulatory powers are sufficient as US tech executives warn of escalating risks from rapid AI development.
Qualcomm and Amazon team up on custom silicon and optical links for AI data centers
Qualcomm Technologies and Amazon are partnering to develop custom silicon and high-speed optical connectivity for AI data centers, aiming to speed up AI inference and data transfer at scale.
Stone prism find at Ollape unsettles Chachapoya daily life evidence
Archaeologists have recovered a carefully worked sandstone prism at the Ollape site in Peru's Amazonas region. The object's resemblance to Andean dice raises new questions about games, ritual, and social practice among the Chachapoya.
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