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Intuitive Machines’ Athena Lander Is on the Moon, but Its Fate Is Unclear

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which could limit the mission’s scientific accomplishments.

By Kenneth Chang

Andrew Barto Artificial Intelligence ChatGPT Computers and the Internet Etzioni, Oren Research Richard Sutton Turing Award University of Massachusetts Amherst

Turing Award Goes to A.I. Pioneers Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton

Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton developed reinforcement learning, a technique vital to chatbots like ChatGPT.

By Cade Metz

Forests and Forestry Geology Global Warming Middlebury College Mountains Photography Research Travel and Vacations Trees and Shrubs United States Geological Survey University of Kansas Utah Wilderness Areas

150 Years of Change: How Old Photos, Recaptured, Reveal a Shifting Climate

In the heart of Utah’s Uinta Mountains, a team of scientists is re-creating historical pictures to study how much, and how quickly, ecosystems are changing.

By Kim Beil

Computer Chips Computers and the Internet Innovation Microsoft Corp Nadella, Satya Physics Quantum Computing Records and Achievements Research Science and Technology Superconductors

Microsoft Says It Has Created a New State of Matter to Power Quantum Computers

Microsoft’s new “topological qubit” is not based on a solid, liquid or gas. It is another phase of matter that many experts did not think was possible.

By Cade Metz