Tuesday, July 7, 2026

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has discovered 31 of the most ancient quasars ever found, including two that are the oldest ever observed, dating back to when the universe was just 670 million years old—only 5% of its current age.^[1]

ETH Zurich scientists have created a light-controlled molecular switch that can wake dormant cancer cells, making them vulnerable to treatment again. The approach selectively destroys the receptors that allow cancer cells to enter a survival mode that helps them evade therapy.^[2]

Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Kyiv early Monday, killing at least 22 people and exposing Ukraine's critical shortage of US-made Patriot air defense interceptors ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.^[3]

Hamas has announced the dissolution of the body that governed Gaza for nearly two decades, paving the way for a Palestinian technocratic committee to take over day-to-day civilian administration in the territory.^[4]

NASA's TESS spacecraft has detected an exoplanet using a new method based on Einstein's gravitational microlensing principle, marking the first time the telescope has found a planet this way and expanding its planet-hunting capabilities.^[5]

OPEC+ members including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman announced plans to increase oil production by 188,000 barrels per day starting in August, the fifth consecutive monthly production increase.^[6]

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte demanded that member states present clear and credible plans to reach the alliance's defense spending targets at its annual summit in Ankara, Turkey, as the US presses allies to shoulder more of the spending burden.^[7]

Samsung Electronics is expected to post record-high quarterly earnings on Tuesday, with market consensus projecting revenue of approximately 170 trillion won ($111 billion) and operating profit around 86 trillion won, driven by the artificial intelligence chip boom.^[8]

Director Christopher Nolan will make his first visit to South Korea on August 3 to promote his latest film 'The Odyssey,' accompanied by cast members Matt Damon and Charlize Theron.^[9]

A new climate model incorporating Greenland meltwater into projections found that while the meltwater contributes significantly to weakening the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, particularly after 2100, it did not show an abrupt collapse through the year 2300, and the changes appear reversible on century timescales.^[10]