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Zapata Quantum Restructures After Failed SPAC and Cancer Research Milestone

After a failed SPAC deal in 2024 left Zapata Quantum with new debt and little fresh capital, the company restructured and shifted its focus. Zapata now highlights progress in quantum resource estimation and cancer research, but faces ongoing engineering and scalability hurdles.

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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Departs Agency to Resume Naval Aviation Career

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, a Harvard-trained physician and Navy SEAL, is leaving the agency after nine years and one mission to the International Space Station to return to active duty in naval aviation training

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NSF Funds Next-Generation Quantum Sensing for Biomedicine

The National Science Foundation has committed $290 million to eight Quantum Leap Challenge Institutes, including a $37.5 million renewal for the University of Chicago-led QuBBE, aiming to advance quantum sensors for biomedical research and clinical translation

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Atmosphere Detected on Rocky Exoplanet in Habitable Zone

Astronomers have directly detected helium in the atmosphere of LHS 1140 b, a rocky exoplanet orbiting within its star's habitable zone, using infrared spectroscopy. The finding raises new questions about atmospheric survival and planetary habitability.

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