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Ice-covered oceans and bleak craters: Where alien life might be hiding - BBC
science 2026/11/12 10:00:00

Ice-covered oceans and bleak craters: Where alien life might be hiding - BBC

If life exists elsewhere, it might not be on worlds like Earth. Here are some of the more peculiar places scientists are looking.

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Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test - Phys.org
science 2026/11/12 09:07:30

Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA in a 2022 test - Phys.org

A European spacecraft has begun close inspections of an asteroid rammed by NASA four years ago in a planetary defense test.

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Study Shows a Single Nuclear Blast Could Disable 99% of Satellites in a Matter of Days - ScienceAlert
science 2026/11/12 01:04:33

Study Shows a Single Nuclear Blast Could Disable 99% of Satellites in a Matter of Days - ScienceAlert

High above your head, it’s getting a bit crowded.

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Spot a fireball during tonight’s Northern Taurid meteor shower - CNN
science 2026/11/11 23:00:15

Spot a fireball during tonight’s Northern Taurid meteor shower - CNN

Fireballs will shine under a waxing crescent moon as the Northern Taurid meteor shower puts on a show Wednesday night into Thursday.

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Glycosylation and importins liquefy the FG barrier in live nuclear pores - Nature
science 2026/11/11 22:14:40

Glycosylation and importins liquefy the FG barrier in live nuclear pores - Nature

Nuclear pore proteins maintain a fluid, spatially organized barrier through coordinated molecular interactions, explaining how cells achieve selective transport and reconciling competing models of pore structure.

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Transient nuclear softening for zygotic gene activation in mice - Nature
science 2026/11/11 22:14:23

Transient nuclear softening for zygotic gene activation in mice - Nature

A distinct physical nuclear state acquired by embryos at the beginning of life supports the initiation of the zygotic transcription program.

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