Kids outlearn AI—and we still don’t know why
AI language models can now learn human languages to perfect fluency, joining human children as the only entities capable of achieving this milestone. This development occurred just four years after ChatGPT's release, though the underlying reasons for how this learning happens remain scientifically unexplained.
Read full story →NASA starshade would enable astronomers to directly image rocky exoworlds
A hybrid telescope combining an orbital starshade with next-generation ground-based optical telescopes would enable direct imaging of rocky exoplanets. The system pairs a NASA-developed starshade in space with extremely large Earth-based telescopes to block starlight and detect Earth-like worlds.
NASA Sets Coverage for Roman Space Telescope Launch from Florida
NASA will launch the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on August 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket at 7:26 a.m. EDT from Florida. The observatory is designed to investigate dark energy and other major cosmic mysteries.
Starstruck: NASA Research Shows How Sun’s Ancient History Shaped Earth
The Sun's ancient history shaped Earth's climate through previously unexplained mechanisms, according to two NASA-funded studies examining solar influences on planetary conditions. Scientists at NASA's SHIELD center discovered connections between ancient solar events and Earth's unique climate development and historical climatic shifts.