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Dark Matter, Cats, and Alzheimer’s Detection

Published on October 4, 2026 By sirrahc

“It’s the most interesting thing that’s come up in recent times. So I definitely think that there’ll be a flood of people looking at this event.” — Wick Haxton, theoretical physicist at University of California, Berkeley Here are three science news announcements that were made last month (Sep. 2026) and which piqued my interest. I’ve […]

Will James Webb Ever Get Off the Ground?

Published on June 14, 2020 By sirrahc

Did you know that the famed Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is going to be replaced? Well, not “replaced” exactly, since it will probably remain functioning in low Earth orbit for many more years. There will be no direct replacement, as its coverage of near-ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengths is still quite valuable, and nothing with similar […]