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Apparently Bigfoot is tromping through Ohio. Sigh.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/08/us/bigfoot-sightings-ohio

A New View of the Spectroscopic Universe - AAS Nova The Sloan Digital Sky Survey fundamentally changed the way modern astronomy research is done, and the team recently released their summary of the fifth generation of their landmark survey.

The search for aliens levels up Are we alone? New observatories and AI are poised to turbocharge the hunt for intelligent life elsewhere in our galaxy.

Twice in a million – CMS reports the first observation of a rare decay of the eta meson into two muons and two electrons, which occurs only twice in one million decays!

👉 Read more in the CMS briefing: https://cms.cern/news/light-mesons-heavy-impact

In the ITER control room, cooldown has been initiated this week on the magnet cold test facility.

D-shaped toroidal field coil #07 is the first magnet to be tested. Already locked in the cryostat, it will reach the temperature of 4 Kelvin (-269 degrees Celsius) in ten days. Then performance tests can start.

Stay tuned!

Meet your hosts:

Molly Bentley and Seth Shostak of Big Picture Science will take the stage at this year’s , bringing their signature curiosity and storytelling to a night you won't want to miss! Get your tickets today: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drake-awards-2026-tickets-1984512295698?aff=oddtdtcreator

May 14 • Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA