Issue 92October 10, 2026  Science & Health |
 Photo by Ousa Chea on Unsplash Webb Measures Distance to Farthest Fast Radio Burst
Fast radio bursts are millisecond-long radio flashes first discovered in 2007; their origins remain unresolved despite their distant-universe sources.
nasa.gov 8 Oct 2026
Variable Water Clouds Detected Beyond the Solar System
The Jupiter-sized world lies 7.5 light-years away and was described as cloudy, chemically complex, and unexpectedly similar to conditions familiar on Earth.
eurekalert.org 9 Oct 2026
Gene Editing Tracks Mouse Embryo Development Cell by Cell
Researchers used gene-editing technologies to follow the cell-by-cell development of one fertilised mouse egg through to a late-stage embryo.
nature.com 8 Oct 2026
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 Photo by JC Gellidon on Unsplash US Measles Cases Surpass 4,000 Across 45 States
CDC data updated Friday recorded more than 4,000 U.S. measles cases this year, with infections confirmed in 45 states.
abcnews.com 9 Oct 2026
Florida Officials Hold Hearing on Childhood Vaccine Guidelines
The hearing was one of the last steps before Florida’s new vaccine guidelines take effect.
politico.com 8 Oct 2026
Flu Season Started in Western States, Officials Say
Health officials said flu season started in Western states this year, an unexpected development in the season’s geographic onset.
seattletimes.com 8 Oct 2026
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 Photo by Jeremy Thomas on Unsplash NASA, Energy Department Advance Nuclear-Powered Exploration
The agencies are advancing safe, reliable, next-generation nuclear power capabilities for future deep-space exploration missions.
nasa.gov 8 Oct 2026
NASA Seeks Industry Plans for Commercial Space Stations
The agency is taking the next step toward commercial stations leading operations in low Earth orbit, supporting continued American leadership in space.
nasa.gov 9 Oct 2026
NASA’s Crew-12 Astronauts Return After 237 Days
The astronauts spent 237 days in orbit, traveled over 100 million miles, completed 3,792 orbits, and conducted research for future Moon and Mars missions.
sciencedaily.com 9 Oct 2026
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One striking result: in a 12-week trial of 108 adults over 55 doing weight training, older vegetarians got stronger just as much as meat eaters, but the meat eaters added more muscle mass in their arms and legs on average—about 0.66 kg versus 0.38 kg, according to ScienceAlert. Researchers also saw that vegetarians who ate more protein gained more muscle than vegetarians who ate less. The practical takeaway is that a vegetarian diet can absolutely support strength gains in older adults, but building muscle may require paying closer attention to total protein intake. What this does not prove is that meat is inherently necessary for healthy aging, or that all vegetarians will gain less muscle in the long run—the study was relatively short, focused on one age group, and can’t settle how different vegetarian diets perform over years.
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