
Hungarian astronaut Kapu to embark on space mission to the ISS on May 29
"With his training complete, astronaut Kapu is ready for the mission. Hungary can once again prove its perseverance and commitment in this scientific programme," Orsolya Ferencz said.

Another Hungarian in space soon
NASA's 4th Axiom Space mission with international partners is entering the ‘hot’ preparation phase.
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Positive future with AI
According to an international Ipsos survey, almost half of Hungarians believe that AI will significantly change their work in the next five years.

Eight Hungarian universities rank among top 500 in Shanghai Ranking
The Shanghai Ranking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) ranks 1,900 universities from 96 countries in the fields of natural sciences, engineering, life sciences, medical sciences and social sciences.

Success with Rucaparib
A drug used against cancer could also be effective against severe coronavirus infection.

A scientific ‘golden team’ is being created
Research physicist Gergely Endrődi, professor at Bielefeld University, will continue his work in Hungary as part of the Research Grant Hungary programme.

Nobel Prize-winner tapped to advise on science policy
Ferenc Krausz, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, will serve as the chief advisor on science policy to Culture and Innovation Minister Balazs Hanko from October 1, the ministry said on Wednesday.

Hungarian astronomer discovers near-Earth asteroids
A Hungarian astronomer recently discovered previously unknown near-Earth asteroids, the HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network said on Monday.

Budapest tech university higher up in Shanghai Ranking
The Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) has been included in the 801-900 group of the world's 1,000 best universities by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), advancing from the 901-1,000 group last year, the university said on Friday.

Hungary to contribute EUR 32 million to ESA programmes in 2025
Hungary will contribute 32 million euros to European Space Agency (ESA) programmes in 2025, the foreign ministry's commissioner for space research said on Sunday.
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Ader hails Hungarian invention aimed at eliminating disposable plastics
President Janos Ader on Monday hosted two young Hungarian chemists in his podcast Blue Planet, who had created a mixture of bacteria which could make plastics bio-degradable.

HUNOR: astronaut candidates complete isolation training
Four candidates to become astronauts in the Hungarian to Orbit (HUNOR) programme have successfully completed a six-day isolation training session, HUNOR said on Facebook on Friday.

MCC Youth Research Institute: Half of Hungarian 15-19 year-olds use ChatGPT
Young Hungarians increasingly feel the impact of AI in their daily lives, according to a survey by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Youth Research Institute published on Wednesday.
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Dogs can differentiate between languages, ELTE study finds
Dogs are able to distinguish between different languages, according to a fresh brain imaging study conducted by ethologists at Budapest's Eotvos Lorand University (ELTE).

Hungarian-led intl research team makes discovery in young star’s planet-forming zone
An international research team led by Jozsef Varga of Budapest's Konkoly Thege Astronomy Institute has discovered a three-ringed structure in the planet-formation disk of a young Sun-like star that is similar to the zone where rocky planets formed in our Solar System.

Szijjarto: Eight competing to become next Hungarian astronaut
A shortlist of eight people have been selected from 244 applicants to become the next Hungarian astronaut who will participate in a 30-day mission at the International Space Station in late 2024 or early 2025, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told a ministers' meeting of ...