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ULA Vulcan rocket suffers booster problem while launching classified Space Force payloads - CBS News
science 2026/02/12 11:53:00

ULA Vulcan rocket suffers booster problem while launching classified Space Force payloads - CBS News

A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket carrying classified Space Force payloads suffered a booster problem but apparently made an otherwise “nominal” ascent to space, the company said.

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Making A Functional Control Panel Of The Chernobyl RBMK Reactor - Hackaday
science 2026/02/12 06:00:00

Making A Functional Control Panel Of The Chernobyl RBMK Reactor - Hackaday

Control panels of a pre-digitalization nuclear plant look quite daunting, with countless dials, buttons and switches that all make perfect sense to a trained operator, but seem as random as those o…

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Mars Organics Are Hard to Explain Without Life, NASA-Led Study Finds - ScienceAlert
science 2026/02/12 02:32:36

Mars Organics Are Hard to Explain Without Life, NASA-Led Study Finds - ScienceAlert

In 2025, scientists reported the discovery of long-chain organic molecules called alkanes in the ancient mudstones of Mars.

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Scientists Say It's Time to Learn More About Sexual Health in Space - ScienceAlert
science 2026/02/12 00:13:24

Scientists Say It's Time to Learn More About Sexual Health in Space - ScienceAlert

Humans are spending more time in outer space than ever, and we’re bringing our gonads with us.

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Pre-incision structures reveal principles of DNA nucleotide excision repair - Nature
science 2026/02/11 22:18:45

Pre-incision structures reveal principles of DNA nucleotide excision repair - Nature

Cryo-electron microscopy structures of nucleotide excision repair complexes reveal the roles of the constituent proteins XPA, XPB, XPC, XPD, XPF, XPG and RPA in DNA bubble formation and excision of the lesion strand.

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Cell division spindles self-organize like active liquid crystals—a theory that holds up - Phys.org
science 2026/02/11 22:09:27

Cell division spindles self-organize like active liquid crystals—a theory that holds up - Phys.org

When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells. The spindle is the machinery behind that process: It latches onto chromosomes (where DNA is stored) and separates them so they can se…

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