Science & Tech

LIGO’s latest catalog doubles the haul of gravitational-wave detections, revealing new black hole patterns

The GWTC-4.0 catalog adds 128 new merger candidates from LIGO’s latest run, bringing the total to 218 and sharpening clues about black holes and cosmic expansion.

#gravitationalwaves, #ligo, #blackholes, #astronomy, #cosmology

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Study: Warming Mars Could Trigger Decades of Cloud-Driven Swings and Shifting Polar Ice

New Mars climate simulations find that modest artificial warming could spike water vapor, cool some regions, and rearrange polar ice for decades.

#mars, #terraforming, #climate, #aerosols, #planetaryscience

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Iranian researchers use AI to design kidney-targeted viral shells for gene therapy

A preprint describes AAVGen, an AI system that generates adeno-associated virus capsids predicted to better target kidneys—so far only in silico.

#genetherapy, #ai, #kidney, #aav

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Massive Mouse Cell Atlas Finds Aging Follows Coordinated Patterns Across Organs

A 7-million-cell atlas across 21 mouse organs suggests aging is a synchronized, body-wide shift in cell types and DNA regulation—not random decay.

#aging, #genomics, #mice, #immunology, #epigenetics

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NASA Delays First Artemis Moon Landing to 2028, Turns Artemis III Into Earth-Orbit Test

NASA will push its first Artemis lunar landing to 2028, repurposing Artemis III into a 2027 Earth-orbit dress rehearsal amid safety, budget and China pressure.

#nasa, #artemis, #moon, #spaceflight, #spacex

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