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JAXA’s MMX Launches Toward Phobos on H3F10
JAXA’s MMX spacecraft launched Oct. 20 on H3F10 toward Phobos, aiming to collect at least 10 grams and return the first Martian-moon samples in 2031.
CERN and Mistral Partner on Flare, the First Large Physics Model for the LHC
CERN and Mistral AI signed a statement of intent on October 15, 2026, to build Flare, a foundation model trained on billions of simulated LHC collisions to reconstruct events, identify particles, and flag anomalies.
SpaceX Dragon Docks at the ISS With Final Solar Arrays and New Research
The CRS-35 Dragon arrived at the International Space Station on Oct. 15 with more than 6,300 pounds of cargo, the final pair of roll-out solar arrays, and experiments in retinal, heart-tissue, glass, and brain-organoid research.
UW Researchers Use AI to Design Enzymes That Cut Disease-Linked Proteins
Two Nature studies describe AI-designed proteases that cut selected protein targets, including disease-associated proteins; the results remain laboratory research, not human treatments.