Saturday, January 31, 2026

NASA postponed the wet dress rehearsal fueling test for Artemis II due to cold weather in Florida, reducing the likelihood of a February launch for the crewed lunar mission.^[1]

A Swedish trial published in The Lancet found that AI-supported mammography screening detected more breast cancers at earlier stages and reduced later-stage diagnoses compared to standard screening.^[2]

Researchers using Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite data found that the Tibetan Plateau is slowly flowing rather than moving as rigid blocks, with eastern Tibet shifting up to 25 millimeters per year.^[3]

A study published in Nature Communications identified brain waves that regulate the sense of body ownership, with researchers demonstrating the ability to adjust participants' perception of where their body ends.^[4]

Blue Origin announced it will pause its space tourism program for two years to focus on its lunar human flight program, with plans to launch a robotic demonstration mission to the Moon later this year.^[5]

Pakistan's Murree Brewery has begun exporting beer to the U.K., Japan, and Portugal after decades-long restrictions were lifted, marking the first international sales for the company.^[6]

A decades-long study found that close relationships with family members during adolescence are associated with larger friendship networks in adulthood.^[7]

The U.S. Embassy in India announced it will limit social media operations due to a federal government shutdown, affecting communication on non-urgent matters.^[8]

Japanese wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda, 19, won the Australian Open men's wheelchair singles title, defeating Spain's Martin de la Puente to claim his fourth consecutive Grand Slam championship.^[9]

The Hindu published a historical account of dapsone, a compound originally used in the textile industry that became the first effective treatment for leprosy.^[10]