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![A view of the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/z3EhU8PjrqAD3wGshnVwBe-320-80.jpg)
NASA spacecraft captures 1st photo of its giant solar sail while tumbling in space
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's testing a solar sail system in space, and the spacecraft that brought the tech there has snapped a photo.
![A short clip of lots of blue lines jetting past you like wind.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WVbgBnu5b5v7qBHmjDHTdP-320-80.gif)
'Unbreakable' quantum communication closer to reality thanks to new, exceptionally bright photons
By Peter Ray Allison published
Scientists build a new light source for quantum communications by combining existing technologies together to create a stronger and more robust quantum signal.
![a needle-nosed white and silver plane flies over a desert-mountain landscape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4rUC9BLjmW7yNbCoMWJVJ-320-80.jpg)
Boom Supersonic's XB-1 prototype aces 2nd test flight (photos)
By Andrew Jones published
Colorado company Boom Supersonic's XB-1 supersonic demonstrator aircraft flew for the second time ever on Monday (Aug. 26).
![A blue metal cell-shaped object levitating above a surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aXxNDaMEMdutcSM47DCHoG-320-80.jpg)
Physicists find superconductor behavior at temperatures once thought 'impossible'
By Ben Turner published
Scientists have observed an unexpected new behavior in a superconducting material. If physicists can figure out the cause, it could help them to find room-temperature superconductors.
![Abstract big data lines](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QZfttZkJKezDfojwDyKvs5-320-80.jpg)
Quantum data beamed alongside 'classical data' in the same fiber-optic connection for the 1st time
By Owen Hughes published
Scientists have transmitted quantum and conventional internet data through the same fiber-optic channel, meaning a future quantum internet could theoretically use existing infrastructure.
![Approximately 19,000 manmade objects larger than 10 centimeters orbit the Earth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UXRBjjStNbvfS9g5d2xDH3-320-80.jpg)
An 8,000-ton problem: How to combat space debris
By Karl Tate, Jacob York published
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Mental health in space: ISS experiments help keep astronauts happy off Earth
By Elizabeth Howell published
From VR to skin sensors, here's a glimpse at some of the technology aiding the mental health of astronauts on the International Space Station.
![An ilustration shows the universe's missing primordial black holes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/24X8SRAY6mzsEzXMGiiPAL-320-80.png)
Help scientists find new black holes with this free smartphone app
By Stefanie Waldek published
Developed by the Dutch Black Hole Consortium, the Black Hole Finder app allows the public to help sort through thousands of images to identify potential targets of interest.
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