science.nasa.gov
NASA Researchers Probe Tangled Magnetospheres of Merging Neutron Starshttps://science.nasa.gov/science-research/nasa-researchers-probe-tangled-magnetospheres-of-merging-neutron-stars/New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most comprehensive look yet into the maelstrom of interacting magnetic structures around city-sized neutron stars in the moments before they crash. The team identified potential signals emitted during the stars’ final moments that may be detectable by future observatories. “Just before neutron […]Jan 29, 2026 4:15 PM
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Show HN: Craft – Claude Code running on a VM with all your workplace docshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46811701I’ve found coding agents to be great at 1/ finding everything they need across large codebases using only bash commands (grep, glob, ls, etc.) and 2/ building new things based on their findings (duh).What if, instead of a codebase, the files were all your workplace docs? There was a `Google_Drive` folder, a `Linear` folder, a `Slack` folder, and so on. Over the last week, we put together Craft to test this out.It’s an interface to a coding agent (OpenCode for model flexibility) running on a virtual machine with: 1. your company's complete knowledge base represented as directories/files (kept in-sync) 2. free reign to write and execute python/javascript 3. ability to create and render artifacts to the userDemo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvjn76YSIRY Github: https://github.com/onyx-dot-app/onyx/blob/main/web/src/app/c...It turns out OpenCode does a very good job with docs. Workplace apps also have a natural structure (Slack channels about certain topics, Drive folders for teams, etcJan 29, 2026 3:45 PM
butterflai.pro
Show HN: ButterflAI – turn 1 product photo into optimized ecommerce listinghttps://butterflai.pro/enHi HN, I’m Enric. I built ButterflAI to help e-commerce teams keep product pages fresh without doing constant shoots or manual copy updates.What it does?- Upload 1 product photo (or connect a Shopify store). - Generates a small set of product visuals (clean + lifestyle-style) and a short product video. - Updates product listing content (title/description/metafields) to improve SEO and conversion.Why I built it?I kept seeing teams stuck between "expensive shoots" and "stale pages". I wanted a workflow that’s fast, consistent with brand guidelines, and usable for real stores (not mockups).Why its different? Because it’s not a general-purpose image generator. It’s built specifically for e-commerce product assets.It produces the exact formats stores need (clean PDP shots, detail/angle views, before/after sets, and product infographics), with consistency across a whole catalog.I’d love feedback on: 1. Are the generated visuals actually usable for PDPs/ads? 2. What would make you trust the oJan 29, 2026 9:54 AM
spacedaily.com
AI digital twins aim to protect astronaut mobility on deep space missionshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/AI_digital_twins_aim_to_protect_astronaut_mobility_on_deep_space_missions_999.htmlLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 West Virginia University researchers are developing artificial intelligence tools to help astronauts maintain movement control and overall physical health during long missions in microgravity environments such as space stations, the Moon and future voyages to Mars. Their work centers on building personalized computer models that capture how each astronaut moves and how their muscles are activateJan 29, 2026 4:43 AM
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Ask HN: How do you get Cloudflare to take abuse reports seriously?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46795593For context, I have to get involved in incident response from time to time. Typically, when you submit an abuse report with evidence attached it gets actioned relatively quickly, unless you're dealing with Cloudflare.This was my experience yesterday when trying to report a site distributing malware and collecting stolen information:- Fill out the 'Phishing and Malware' abuse report- Recieve an automated email confirmation- 4 minutes later recieve an automated email saying 'The reported content is no longer visible at the URLs included in your complaint.'- Verify that the content is indeed still visible using the curl commands I included in the original abuse report- Reply to the email (not via a simple reply, because that's a no-reply address, instead you have to copy/paste their abusereply email address) explaining the situation again- 2 minutes later recieve an automated email saying that the abusereply email address doesn't accept or process abuse reports and to fill out the online Jan 28, 2026 2:07 PM
github.com
Show HN: Pam-db – A hybrid TUI CLI tool for SQL databaseshttps://github.com/eduardofuncao/pamI love working in the terminal! In the past few months, I found myself switching more and more of my tools to be cli or tui based. Whenever I have to deal with databases though, I end up switching back to work with GUI tools like dbeaver/datagrip. They are all great, but it feels a little bit much having to spin up these programs just for a quick query.I've tried existing SQL TUIs like harlequin, sqlit, and nvim-dbee. they're all excellent tools and work great for heavier workflows, but they generally use the same 3-pane (explorer, editor, results) paradigm most of the other GUI tools operate with. I found myself wanting to try a different approach, and came up with pam-db.Pam's Database Drawer uses a hybrid approach between being a cli and tui tool: cli commands where possible (managing connections and queries, switching contexts), TUI where it makes more sense (exploring results, interactive updates), and your $EDITOR when... editing text (usually for writing queries).Example workfloJan 28, 2026 2:01 PM
bing.com
Gaming Peripherals Market Forecast Report and Company Analysis 2025-2033 Featuring Anker, Cooler Master, Logitech, Mad Catz, Razer, Corsair, Dell, Gamdias, and HPhttp://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cb098a6cd40b59f707eb6197eefe8&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffinance.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fgaming-peripherals-market-forecast-report-145400079.html&c=11861655628651694918&mkt=en-usGaming peripherals are external devices that enhance the accuracy, responsiveness, and comfort of user interaction with computers or consoles. These include VR gear made especially for performance and ...Jan 28, 2026 6:54 AM
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Ask HN: Do you verify AI-generated content before publishing?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46791462I'm researching content repurposing tools and trying to understand a workflow gap:When you use AI to turn podcasts/interviews/webinars into social posts, do you verify accuracy before publishing?Context: Tools like Castmagic and Descript are 85-95% accurate. That 5-15% error rate means AI sometimes: - Misquotes speakers - Paraphrases in ways that change meaning - Attributes quotes to wrong person (multi-speaker issue)I've found two camps:Camp A: "I carefully verify everything" - Re-read transcripts or scrub audio - Takes 20-30 minutes per post - Zero tolerance for publishing errorsCamp B: "I trust AI and publish" - "Good enough" for social media - Errors are rare enough to accept - Speed > perfectionMy questions: 1. Which camp are you in? 2. If Camp A: what's your verification workflow? 3. Has anyone been burned by publishing inaccurate AI content? 4. Would "click any quote to hear exact audio timestamp" be valuable?Building a tool that links every generated claim to source evidence. TJan 28, 2026 5:33 AM
nasa.gov
NASA Testing Advances Space Nuclear Propulsion Capabilitieshttps://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/tech-demo-missions-program/space-nuclear-propulsion-snp/nasa-testing-advances-space-nuclear-propulsion-capabilities/Written by Daniel Boyette Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important milestone advancing nuclear propulsion that could benefit future deep space missions by completing a cold-flow test campaign of the first flight reactor engineering development unit since the 1960s. “Nuclear […]Jan 27, 2026 10:36 PM
spacenews.com
EBAD PRM Payload Release Module Family Demonstrates Scalable, Low-Shock Separation Capability on Falcon 9 Twilight Rideshare Missionhttps://spacenews.com/ebad-prm-payload-release-module-family-demonstrates-scalable-low-shock-separation-capability-on-falcon-9-twilight-rideshare-mission/SIMSBURY, Conn., January 26, 2026 – Ensign-Bickford Aerospace and Defense Company (EBAD) announced the successful flight and actuation of its Payload Release Module, PRM9103, during SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Twilight rideshare […] The post EBAD PRM Payload Release Module Family Demonstrates Scalable, Low-Shock Separation Capability on Falcon 9 Twilight Rideshare Mission appeared first on SpaceNews.Jan 27, 2026 7:29 PM
spacedaily.com
Quantum transport method reads open quantum stateshttps://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Quantum_transport_method_reads_open_quantum_states_999.htmlBerlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 What is the state of a quantum system? Answering this question is essential for exploiting quantum properties in emerging devices and for developing new quantum technologies across computing, sensing and secure communications. Quantum technologies, whether computers, sensors or cryptographic systems, all rely on one essential step: the characterisation of quantum states. This process, knowJan 27, 2026 1:25 PM
bing.com
How Many Calories Do Jumping Jacks Burn?http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6a8cbc6d248c48bfa2a5d822fddf5986&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthline.com%2Fhealth%2Fhow-many-calories-do-jumping-jacks-burn&c=6556020217911774968&mkt=en-usThe number of calories jumping jacks burn can vary depending on factors like weight, speed, duration, and metabolism. You can increase calorie burn by raising intensity, either doing more reps at a ...Jan 27, 2026 11:00 AM
spacenews.com
We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protectionhttps://spacenews.com/we-need-a-planetary-neural-network-for-ai-enabled-space-infrastructure-protection/You may not see it with the naked eye, but in Earth’s orbit, a silent crisis is unfolding. With over 11,000 active satellites currently in orbit — a number expected to reach between 30,000 and 60,000 by 2030 — 40,500 tracked objects of 10 cm and more, 1.1 million pieces of space debris between 1 […] The post We need a ‘Planetary Neural Network’ for AI-enabled space infrastructure protection appeared first on SpaceNews.Jan 26, 2026 2:00 PM
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Open Cosmos advances broadband plans with spectrum once held by Rivadahttps://spacenews.com/open-cosmos-advances-broadband-plans-with-spectrum-once-held-by-rivada/Open Cosmos deployed two satellites Jan. 22 to activate Ka-band spectrum filings reassigned by Liechtenstein last week, racing to meet deployment deadlines to bring the frequencies into use for sovereign and enterprise broadband. The post Open Cosmos advances broadband plans with spectrum once held by Rivada appeared first on SpaceNews.Jan 22, 2026 8:45 PM
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Launch HN: Constellation Space (YC W26) – AI for satellite mission assurancehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46721933Hi HN! We're Kamran, Raaid, Laith, and Omeed from Constellation Space (https://constellation-io.com/). We built an AI system that predicts satellite link failures before they happen. Here's a video walkthrough: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069V9fADAtM.Between us, we've spent years working on satellite operations at SpaceX, Blue Origin, and NASA. At SpaceX, we managed constellation health for Starlink. At Blue, we worked on next-gen test infra for New Glenn. At NASA, we dealt with deep space communications. The same problem kept coming up: by the time you notice a link is degrading, you've often already lost data.The core issue is that satellite RF links are affected by dozens of interacting variables. A satellite passes overhead, and you need to predict whether the link will hold for the next few minutes. That depends on: the orbital geometry (elevation angle changes constantly), tropospheric attenuation (humidity affects signal loss via ITU-R P.676), rain fade (calculated via ITU-RJan 22, 2026 5:03 PM
noriskillsets.dev
Show HN: A registry for curated, high quality Claude skills and skillsetshttps://noriskillsets.dev/Hi Hacker News!I’m Ritam, working with the small but mighty team at Nori. We’ve been obsessed in recent months with how to take tools like Claude Code from “I’ll experiment around with this” to “This is the most useful and necessary thing I use every day”. When I first sat down with our team to check out what they’d built, I found my skepticism about agentic coding melting away—they’d built useful, high quality, handwritten skills, instructions that functioned as “skillsets” to tie skills together for consistent and replicable results, and tooling to manage loading the right context for the right task into the agent.In recent weeks, the conversation around skills has reached a fever pitch, as have lists and sites full of skills scraped from all over the internet. Much like the actual gold rush, the current state of those collections requires a lot of time and sifting to find small, real chunks of 24k skills hidden amongst the muck (or to use a more relevant word, slop). So at Nori, we Jan 22, 2026 5:00 PM
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Ask HN: Anyone doing production image editing with image models? How?https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46721518Hey HN — I’m building an app where users upload “real life” clothing photos (ex. a wrinkly shirt folded on the floor). The goal is to transform that single photo into a clean, ecommerce-style image of the garment.One key UX requirement: the output needs to be a PNG with transparency (alpha) so we can consistently crop/composite the garment into an on-rails UI (cards, outfit layouts, etc.). Think “subject cutout that drops cleanly into templates.”My current pipeline looks like: 1. User-uploaded photo (messy background, weird angles) 2. User-upload is matched to “query” image (style target) + promptCurrently using Nano Banana) 4. Background removal model to get transparency and save as RGBA PNGThis works, but it feels hacky + occasionally introduces edge artifacts. Also, the generation model sometimes invents shadows/background cues that confuse the background removal step. It feels like the two steps are fighting one another.I’m trying to understand what “good” looks like in production Jan 22, 2026 4:33 PM
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Surviving AIhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46720146What follows was written by ChatGPT 5.2 Instant and it reflects my conversation with it about the two articles linked below. Enjoy.Ego plays a complicated role in periods of technological change. It sharpens skill during stable eras, but it often hinders adaptation during inflection points.Two recent essays on AI and software engineering illustrate this tension clearly.Emir Ribic’s “From Craftsmen to Operators” https://dev.ribic.ba/the-rapid-evolution-of-software-engineer-s-roleRibic frames the rise of AI-assisted development as a loss of craft. He mourns the disappearance of deep, line-by-line problem solving and the sense of authorship that came with it. Engineers, in his telling, are becoming operators—prompting, reviewing, and assembling—rather than builders. The piece captures something real: pride in difficulty, satisfaction in mastery, and the joy of personally solving hard problems.But that pride is also where ego enters. What’s being lost isn’t just a way of working—it’s a forJan 22, 2026 3:05 PM
getperspectives.app
Show HN: Perspectives – I wanted AI to challenge my thinking, not validate ithttps://getperspectives.appI built Perspectives because I got tired of ChatGPT agreeing with everything I said.Ask any LLM to "consider multiple perspectives" and you get hedged consensus. The model acknowledges trade-offs exist, then settles on a moderate position that offends nobody. Useful for summaries. Useless for decision making.Perspectives forces disagreement. 8 personas with fundamentally incompatible frameworks debate your question through a structured protocol, then vote using Single Transferable Vote to surface where they actually land. The output is a PDF report synthesising all of it.How it worksBlind Proposals: Each persona generates a position without seeing the others. This prevents the "anchoring problem" where early responses shape later ones, bypassing the default sycophancy of LLMs.Interrogation of Blind Proposals: Proposals face structured challenges from 3 opposing personas. A "high-empathy" persona (e.g., The Idealist) will be challenged by a "low-empathy" cluster (e.g., The Pragmatist). Jan 22, 2026 10:02 AM
x-pilot.ai
Show HN: X-Pilot – Code-Driven AI Video Generator for Online Courseshttps://www.x-pilot.ai/Hi HN,I'm Heshan, founder of X-Pilot. We're building an AI Video Generator for online courses and educational content. Unlike most text-to-video generator that render videos directly from models (which often produce random stock footage unrelated to the actual content), we take a code-first approach: generate editable code layers, let users verify/refine them, then render to video.The Problem We're SolvingMost AI video generators treat "education" and "marketing" the same—they optimize for "looks good" rather than "logically accurate." When you feed a technical tutorial or course script into a generic video AI, you get: - Random B-roll that doesn't match the concept being explained - Incorrect visualizations (e.g., showing a "for loop" diagram when explaining recursion) - No way to systematically fix errors without regenerating everythingFor educators, corporate trainers, and knowledge creators, accuracy matters more than aesthetics. A single incorrect diagram can break a learner's menJan 21, 2026 1:24 PM
