Matthew Ross

Matthew Ross covers scientific news, major studies, discoveries, space developments, and research across a range of disciplines. He pays close attention to study methods, published findings, and the limits of available evidence when interpreting new research. Matthew aims to make scientific stories easier to understand while preserving the uncertainty and nuance that meaningful reporting requires.
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NOAA issues G2 geomagnetic storm watch as solar eruption heads for Earth

The CME from the October 6 eruption is currently traveling at an estimated speed of 560 km/s, according to forecasters…

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Sophie Adenot to Conclude Historic 200-Day Mission with Crew-12 Splashdown

The re-entry phase presents extreme physical challenges for the capsule. As the Dragon spacecraft descends through the atmosphere, it generates…

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Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for optogenetics

The award recognizes a progression of discoveries that transformed neuroscience from observational science to one capable of causal perturbation. In…

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Nobel Prize in Physics 2024 awarded to Hopfield and Hinton for AI foundations

The prize acknowledges work conducted from the 1980s onward, during which Hopfield and Hinton independently applied concepts from physics to…

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Belgian Physicist Francis Halzen Awarded Nobel Prize for Neutrino Astronomy

The Nature of Neutrino Detection Neutrinos are often described as "ghost particles" because they interact so weakly with matter that…

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Archaeologists prepare to investigate mysterious stone structures in Argentina’s high Andes

The discovery originated not from ground-level surveys, but from satellite imagery. In May 2025, mountaineer Carlos Gobbi identified unusual geometric…

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NOAA Issues G2 Geomagnetic Storm Watch Following Strong Solar Flare Activity

The solar activity was not isolated. Active Region 4513, classified as a complex beta-gamma-delta structure, produced four M-class flares within…

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy Preps for Late-October Launch of Classified NROL-97 Mission

On Monday, three days before the targeted launch window, SpaceX revealed the Falcon Heavy rocket inside the hangar at Launch…

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Astronomers Identify a New Cosmic Object: The “Black Hole Star

The object presents a paradox to observers. Visually, it resembles a gigantic star, with a physical extent comparable to that…

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