APOD: 2026 November 11 – NGC 4449: Small Galaxy, Big Impact

A new method picks up where Einstein left off, to predict how particles move through fluid under extreme conditions.

Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 This week Curiosity has been completing its drill campaign at the “Nazca” drill hole.

Isaac Kohane cautions against both doomer and utopian visions of AI: ‘We have agency here.’

To remember the longtime professor, lab members, alumni, colleagues, and other well-wishers gathered with members of his family in MIT Building 46 and online.

Acknowledging your vast ignorance is a good first step — but don’t stop there

Some believe the earliest life emerged from self-copying molecules that could mutate and even evolve. But that may not have been enough. The post Did Life Begin in an RNA World? first appeared on Quanta Magazine