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Indian rocket hits snag during launchhttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Indian_rocket_hits_snag_during_launch_999.htmlNew Delhi (AFP) Jan 12, 2026 An Indian rocket hit a snag during its launch Monday, forcing a deviation in flight path as it carried an Earth observation satellite and commercial payloads, the country's space agency said. The PSLV-C62, a four-stage launch vehicle, "encountered an anomaly" towards the end of the third stage, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) posted on X, without saying exactly what went wrong.Jan 14, 2026 7:08 AM
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NASA’s Pandora Small Satellite Launchedhttps://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-pandora-small-satellite-launched/In this photo from early January 2026, teams prepare to encapsulate NASA’s Pandora small satellite, NASA-sponsored Star-Planet Activity Research CubeSat (SPARCS), and the Black Hole Coded Aperture Telescope (BlackCAT) CubeSat, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s Pandora small satellite lifted off at 5:44 a.m. PST Sunday, Jan. […]Jan 13, 2026 9:39 PM
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Applied lessons for NASA’s science programshttps://spacenews.com/applied-lessons-for-nasas-science-programs/It took a year, but the Jared Isaacman era at NASA finally started. Sworn in Dec. 17, the new administrator spoke at a NASA town hall the next day to take questions about his plans for the agency. He offered few specifics about those plans, saying he had to learn about agency activities. But he […] The post Applied lessons for NASA’s science programs appeared first on SpaceNews.Jan 12, 2026 12:00 PM
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Creating hallucination-free, psychedelic-like molecules by shining light on life's basic building blockshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Creating_hallucination_free_psychedelic_like_molecules_by_shining_light_on_lifes_basic_building_blocks_999.htmlDavis CA (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 UC Davis researchers have developed a new method that uses light to transform amino acids - the building blocks of proteins - into molecules that are similar in structure to psychedelics and mimic their interaction with the brain. Like psychedelics, these molecules activate the brain's serotonin 5-HT2A receptors, which promote cortical neuron growth, and could be candidates to treat a host of brJan 12, 2026 9:57 AM
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3D printed solar cells bring color tuned power to windows and curved surfaceshttps://www.solardaily.com/reports/3D_printed_solar_cells_bring_color_tuned_power_to_windows_and_curved_surfaces_999.htmlLondon, UK (SPX) Jan 09, 2026 Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a semi-transparent, flexible perovskite solar cell that generates electricity while allowing control over both light transmission and perceived color for use in windows, building facades, and curved surfaces. The research was led by Prof. Lioz Etgar and Prof. Shlomo Magdassi from the Institute of Chemistry and the Center forJan 9, 2026 1:29 PM
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Lithium ion battery study on Tiangong space station explores microgravity effects on performancehttps://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Lithium_ion_battery_study_on_Tiangong_space_station_explores_microgravity_effects_on_performance_999.htmlTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 08, 2026 A lithium ion battery experiment has been completed aboard China's Tiangong space station, focusing on basic electrochemical processes that govern performance and lifetime. Researchers at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported the work, which was carried out by the three astronauts of the Shenzhou XXI crew. The experiment is designed to clarJan 9, 2026 1:29 PM
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House Passes Final FY2026 Funding Bill For NASA, Senate is Nexthttps://spacepolicyonline.com/news/house-passes-final-fy2026-funding-bill-for-nasa-senate-is-next/Today the House passed three more final FY2026 appropriations bills — a minibus — that represent a compromise between the House and Senate over funding for Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS), Energy-Water, and […]Jan 8, 2026 9:07 PM
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Show HN: Vy, a cross platform AI agent that automates apps without APIshttps://vercept.com/Hi HN, I am Kiana, I was an AI researcher for 10 years, and since last November I have been working on Vy. Vy is a desktop app for Mac and Windows. It sees your screen and controls mouse and keyboard to automate workflows across apps, including ones without APIs. I know there is a lot of skepticism about AI agents, and I share some of it. A lot of things in this space look impressive in demos and then fall apart on real, boring work. So here are a few concrete things that Vy does today that we and early users actually rely on: Where it works best Tasks that you could explain in a paragraph and that take a human a few minutes, not hours.Workflows that mostly involve clicking, typing, scrolling, and copying between a few known tools.Where it does not work well Very long, unsupervised runs. It is better to keep tasks bounded and keep an eye on it.Pixel precise work like detailed design or brush based editing.Some custom web editors or highly dynamic UIs still confuse it.How it is differenJan 7, 2026 2:32 AM
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Nullschool launches new mobile app for popular Earth weather platformhttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Nullschool_launches_new_mobile_app_for_popular_Earth_weather_platform_999.htmlSydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 06, 2026 Cameron Beccario, creator of the global weather visualization site earth.nullschool.net, has created a new company called Nullschool Technologies to support the platform's operation and development as a full-time focus. The one-person company is intended to keep the project small and flexible while adding structure to daily work, with the stated goal of making Earth's weather and climate visibleJan 6, 2026 5:22 AM
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Show HN: Logos of Aether – Rebuilding Physics Without Zero or Empty Spacehttps://github.com/chrisnchips42-blip/Logos-of-Aether-A-Measurement-Theoretic-Foundation-for-PhysicsBackground: I’ve spent the last few years writing Logos of Aether (500+ pages, open source), which attempts to derive the Standard Model using a monadic, cellular-automata approach rather than standard continuous calculus.The Core Idea: Modern physics breaks down at singularities because our math allows for infinite density (division by zero). I replaced standard addition with "Plenum Addition" (⊕), a saturating operation similar to velocity addition in Special Relativity, but applied to information density.The Math: Instead of linear addition (1+1=2), distinctions add via: x ⊕ y = (x + y) / (1 + xy/π²)This forces a hard ceiling on information density (π), naturally eliminating black hole singularities and "infinite energy" bugs in QFT without needing renormalization.Why I'm posting: I have the theoretical derivation (including a geometric derivation of the Electron Mass as an 11th harmonic resonance), but I am moving from "Paper" to "Engine." I am looking for contributors interested iJan 5, 2026 9:15 PM
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No more free rides: it’s time to pay for space safetyhttps://spacenews.com/no-more-free-rides-its-time-to-pay-for-space-safety/A small but important change can be found at the end of President Trump’s sweeping December 18, 2025, Executive Order, “Ensuring American Space Superiority.” The Executive Order removes the requirement for the United States government to make basic space situational awareness data and space traffic management services available “free of direct user fees,” instead saying […] The post No more free rides: it’s time to pay for space safety appeared first on SpaceNews.Jan 5, 2026 2:00 PM
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Show HN: PokéPath TD – Free Pokémon tower defense gamehttps://pokepathgame.comI built a game aggregation site featuring PokéPath TD, a fan-made Pokémon tower defense game.Key features: - 140+ Pokémon to collect and evolve - 9 unique routes with 100 waves each - Legendary Pokémon boss battles - Auto Mode for AFK farming - Plays directly in browser, no download neededBuilt with Next.js. Happy to answer any questions!Jan 5, 2026 3:07 AM
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Ask HN: Expository/Succinct Books on Modern Physicshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46473352What are some good books which give an overview of all of Modern Physics (or even better, all of Physics)? Mathematical rigour is fine as long as they are clear and starting from undergrad level. Books for each of the quadrants mentioned here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_physicsI have my eye on John Dirk Walecka's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dirk_Walecka) books which seem pretty good particularly the ones published by World Scientific Publishing. Three vols on Introduction, Advanced, Topics on Modern Physics and Introduction vols on Classical Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Mechanics, Electricity & Magnetism, General Relativity. - https://www.worldscientific.com/author/Walecka%2C+John+Dirk?...Dover has Robert Sproull's Modern Physics which seems a bit old. - https://store.doverpublications.com/products/9780486783260Springer has S.H.Patil's Elements of Modern Physics which seems up to date. - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-70143-7Does anybodJan 3, 2026 6:35 AM
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Best cloud storage for photos of 2026; reviewed and tested by our expertshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMibEFVX3lxTFBtQldMY0hJSlZHTm9mZVpSTk1qLUJTUHQ0WlVZZGpISGVWdWhsUS1tMHJmRXh6VTlBbjdmNXotUXhvWDlGV2dRTi1ZOFBMU3k5ZGI3R1IzeDN3aUNMbHk5Mk1md3RrdmJabE1MNA?oc=5Best cloud storage for photos of 2026; reviewed and tested by our experts TechRadarJan 2, 2026 8:00 AM
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Atoqu – A Zero‑Dependency, GPU‑Accelerated Search Engine Corehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46455244Atoqu is a new open‑source Search Engine Core written in pure C++17 with zero external dependencies.It implements: - Atomic modular architecture - Multi‑mode ranking (Literal, Vector, Hybrid, BM25, Recency, TagBoost) - GPU‑accelerated vector search (CUDA + OpenCL) - Embedding providers (LLM‑ready) - Forward‑compatibility engine (OLFCE) - Full documentation (Doxygen + Sphinx) - CI/CD, sanitizers, static analysisNo Lucene, no JVM, no Python, no FAISS.We’re preparing the v1.2 release and would like community input on:1. *License choice:* Apache v2.0, MPL 2.0, GPLv3, AGPLv3 2. *Performance expectations:* How fast do you think it is vs Google’s core? 3. *Feature priorities for v2.0:* distributed indexing, crawler, query planner, etc.When v1.2 is released, we welcome code review, benchmarks, issues, and contributions.Link to repo will be posted at release.Jan 1, 2026 4:18 PM
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Show HN: I built a weather alert system for photographershttps://app.photoweather.app/demo/live-demoI kept missing the good stuff (fog, aurora, beautiful sunsets) because I wasn't checking forecasts at the right time, so I built PhotoWeather...You define rules like: `aurora_quality > 60 AND cloud_cover < 20% AND moon_below_horizon` `fog_prob > 70% AND within 30min of sunrise AND wind < 5 mph`When a rule matches, you get an email and/or an iCal event. The iCal feed is the part I am maybe most proud of: subscribe once and upcoming "shoot windows" show up in your calendar.One example that made me sure this wasn't just a toy: last October it alerted "clear skies + no moon + strong aurora" and I drove to a nearby high spot in Helsinki. Ended up catching aurora and Comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) in one frame: https://reddit.com/r/Finland/comments/1obc5nz/Not my best photo ever, but probably the most unique and memorable, and I'll continue to remember my real-life "photoweather actually works" moment through it.A few things that differentiates this from your average weather app:Spatial sampling AJan 1, 2026 12:54 PM
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Show HN: A Multi-agent system where LLMs challenge each other's answershttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46435835Hey HN,I've been experimenting with forcing multiple LLMs to critique each other before producing a final answer.In practice, I kept working around single-model limitations by opening multiple tabs, pasting the same question into different models, comparing responses, and then manually challenging each model with the others' arguments. (Maybe some of you can relate.) It worked sometimes, but it was cumbersome, slow, and hard to do systematically and efficiently.Based on my own experiments, a few things seem to drive why different models arrive at different responses: they have different guardrails, different tendencies encoded in their weights, and different training data. And the biggest kicker of all: they still hallucinate. The question I wanted to test was whether making those differences explicit, rather than relying on one model to self-correct could reduce blind spots and improve the overall quality of the answer.So I built Consilium9.The problem: When a single LLM answers a conDec 30, 2025 5:41 PM
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Kilimanjaro fame sky-rockets as Kanye West lists it as his 2026 prioritieshttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMioAFBVV95cUxNVzZmbmZod2Rlcmc3bDFxeUhYLVVLMTBSalpNaWVJZVlISldMY09UVnBYME15Tmszb210REhHMTFnekpJUFNvY0pTcG1PaEhRdXN0cDRiNENlT25SZktzVHR1QUFyQjJUS1JSMDg4TTRaVkZNc3BHQVMwY0xRckhFdHdnamd6M2ROcFZqbDkyeTE0VXRRS3RCVXRSRG1Sb0hQ?oc=5Kilimanjaro fame sky-rockets as Kanye West lists it as his 2026 priorities dailynews.co.tzDec 30, 2025 8:00 AM
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These Top-Rated Anti-Hangover Supplements Actually Workhttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiX0FVX3lxTE8wWG1ZZ3FuS3pDVEhORmRuWUdnSkpYTDUzN2JBMlBGX29uSzdrLUZVMzNhM0I3S04wVW9DYjFrOWExdUExbXNqZ1g0RlJyVWtKMFR2RDZFY3RJdi1aWEJN?oc=5These Top-Rated Anti-Hangover Supplements Actually Work The Daily BeastDec 30, 2025 8:00 AM
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The Fastest Way to Perfect Your Images: AI Background Removal and Upscalinghttps://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMipwFBVV95cUxQbG5PZVl3eG4weU56eVBoR2lqdHhvbVhkMkYyRW5rcDlhU2RTakY1VmQ4WnYxYlp0UFFjNVVmd2tQQlZXMkd2YjY1V0FMSHpEY1dYWlhMN3Fwa0NBVXZCQkdLdlZ3Q29jV1dtdmZ5WjQydzEwTEViMlNFclFESGV6c0N3NTZaVTBOaWZNSjVfVTZLc19HQTRremZPVGl6NGxmcUUyclN3b9IBrwFBVV95cUxNbDhJaUluakNmS1REYW5wc25fY2Y1VFlhaERSRUk2N1R4c0hKSHpZb1RscDluSHdzV3Eya3NEd3RLSnRKRks3R3ZPQnM0OGdaSTdTaG95Uno2ckQtUGJ1X0t6OUwtWWtXWHNmYmN4SHJ3UkNSYzNheVNSbzA2akd4NGh4NXBOYVM5dXdwSi1FMmpqWEJzdkZCOEIzbm12VkxRbjZ1WjlZa3hpMWVvMTJB?oc=5The Fastest Way to Perfect Your Images: AI Background Removal and Upscaling findarticles.comDec 30, 2025 8:00 AM
