Scientists from China’s Purple Mountain Observatory have released the world’s first lunar timekeeping software. It solves the problem caused by the moon’s weaker gravity, which makes clocks run 56 microseconds faster per day, and is essential for coordinating future missions and a lunar “GPS.”
Walmart and Alphabet’s Wing Aviation are supercharging drone delivery, planning to add the service at 150 stores within a year to reach 40 million Americans. Building on success in Dallas and Atlanta, the expansion to cities like Los Angeles and Miami aims to create a network of over 270 locations by 2027, making last-minute essentials just minutes away.
UK startup Space Forge has fired up the first commercial semiconductor factory in space aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, generating 1,832°F plasma. This breakthrough paves the way for making materials in microgravity that could slash electronics’ energy use by up to 60%, according to CEO Joshua Western.
Swiss researchers at ETH Zurich have discovered that electrons in ultra-thin materials don’t move instantly with atomic nuclei, lagging by up to 30 femtoseconds. Led by Professor Ursula Keller, the study challenges a core physics assumption and offers new pathways toward nano-scale opto-electronic devices.
US scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered how electrically charged dust storms actively reshape Mars’ surface and atmosphere. Led by Dr. Alian Wang, the research links Martian electrostatic discharges to unusual isotope signatures measured by NASA and ESA missions, revealing dust as a powerful chemical engine on the Red Planet.
South Korean scientists at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) have built an ultra-fast quantum tunneling device designed for the 6G terahertz era. Led by Professor Hyeong-Ryeol Park, the team reduced required electric fields to one-quarter of previous levels, solving a durability problem that has long limited terahertz quantum technologies.
China’s Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, backed by AVIC, has unveiled new J-35 stealth fighters as it pledges to double production in three to five years. Fresh footage from Liaoning shows green-primed jets rolling off the line, pointing to serial manufacturing as China expands its aerospace footprint with the massive Shenyang Aerospace City project.
Satellite images from NASA reveal the final days of iceberg A-23A, a 40-year-old Antarctic giant originally spanning 4,000 sq km. Now shrunk to 1,182 sq km, it is riddled with deep-blue melt ponds as it disintegrates in the South Atlantic, reported New Atlas.
A study led by Shany Dror at Eötvös Loránd University, published in Science, reveals that rare “gifted” dogs can learn new words by eavesdropping, with seven out of ten test dogs successfully retrieving toys after overhearing their names in casual conversation.
Chinese scientist-astronaut Zhang Hongzhang is running unique experiments on the Tiangong space station to see how microgravity affects lithium-ion batteries. Reported by state media, this research aims to solve fundamental puzzles for building safer, more powerful space energy systems.
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