《自然》杂志展望2026年值得关注的科学事件

Group 1 - The article highlights significant scientific events to watch for in 2026, focusing on advancements in artificial intelligence (AI), gene editing, and space exploration [1] - AI-driven scientific research is expected to achieve major breakthroughs, with the potential for AI "agents" that integrate multiple large language models to be widely applied, requiring minimal human intervention [1] - In the biomedicine sector, gene editing technology is progressing rapidly, with two clinical trials anticipated to start next year aimed at developing personalized gene therapies for children with rare genetic diseases [1] Group 2 - The article notes that 2026 will be a busy year for lunar exploration, with China planning to launch the Chang'e 7 probe to land near the Moon's south pole, and NASA's Artemis 2 mission set to send four astronauts on a lunar flyby [2] - Japan plans to launch a Mars satellite probe to visit the two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, while the European Space Agency aims to launch the Plato space telescope to monitor over 200,000 stars [2] - The article also mentions significant upgrades to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN for future high-intensity experiments and the completion of the Mu2e detector at Fermilab to explore the mysteries of the muon particle [2]