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NASA Announces Ka-Band Satellite Relay Awards for Space Communications
NASA selected three companies on Wednesday to perform work to develop Ka-band space relay capability concepts that are compatible with current missions in space, ensuring service continuity for existing spacecraft without requiring modifications to their onboard systems. Through this work, NASA will aim to acquire end-to-end solutions that include space, ground, launch, operations, and integration […]
NASA Breaking News · EN
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Students gather to explore Hawaii's glorious night sky | Space photo of the day for Nov. 4, 2026
Over 1,400 students gathered in Hawaii recently to learn about astronomy as part of the annual Journey Through the Universe program.
Space.com · EN
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NASA's Artemis II moon launch tore a hole in Earth's upper atmosphere so huge it disrupted GPS signals
"It could have a strong impact not only on self-driving cars but also on drone positioning."
Space.com · EN
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Mars isn't dead — recent volcanic activity reveals it's just sleeping
Scientists have long suspected that Mars is geologically "dead" but new spacecraft observations suggests the Red Planet's volcanoes are merely sleeping.
Space.com · EN
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NASA's Swift space telescope crashes back to Earth after failed rescue attempt
NASA's Swift space telescope crashed back to Earth today (Nov. 4), three months after a private spacecraft was supposed to boost the observatory to a higher orbit.
Space.com · EN
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'Trials and Tribble-ations' at 30: The classic 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' episode that brought Captains Kirk and Sisko face-to-face
How "Forrest Gump", pizza, and a massive supporting cast of furballs came together to make one of "Star Trek"'s finest hours.
Space.com · EN
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This self-powered toothbrush makes electricity to kill cavity-causing bacteria
Researchers have created a self-charging toothbrush that helps fight the bacteria linked to cavities and gum disease while preventing plaque buildup.
Live Science · EN
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AI agents run this automated biology lab that sequences DNA and more
Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03552-8 Self-driving lab in China requires only a simple prompt to encode messages in DNA and read them out.
Nature News · EN
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Carbon radical generation by irreversible metal-to-ligand charge transfer
Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11368-9 Carbon radical generation by irreversible metal-to-ligand charge transfer
Nature News · EN
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Ancient DNA charts spread of Celtic and Germanic languages
Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03582-2 Genomes from thousands of ancient individuals show how migrations helped shape Celtic and Germanic languages — plus, how the brain may regulate emotions differently than we thought.
Nature News · EN
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A guide to Nature Index tables
Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03344-0 Information on the methodology used in the ranking for the 2026 Nature Spotlight: Neuroscience.
Nature News · EN
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Toothbrush zaps bacteria with electricity made when bristles move
Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03586-y Innovative polymer could give the manual toothbrush its first radical redesign in more than 1,000 years.
Nature News · EN
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Why not to wait even a few minutes before fleeing a tsunami
Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03539-5 Simulation shows that hesitating can be the difference between making it to safety and not.
Nature News · EN
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Spider snooze stages
Nature, Published online: 04 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03487-0 How similar are vertebrate and invertebrate sleeping behaviours? An analysis of spiders offers insights about how sleep evolved.
Nature News · EN
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Why do people look better in a mirror than in a photograph? Part 3
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
New Scientist · EN
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Why don’t dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead? Part 6
This question was posed as part of New Scientist’s Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other’s questions. Here’s what our readers had to say
New Scientist · EN
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This week’s new questions
Why do carnivorous quadrupeds sit on their haunches, but herbivorous ones don’t? Is the order of mathematical operations, given the acronym BODMAS, universal or does it break down in the quantum world?
New Scientist · EN
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The DNA is backwards on The Selfish Gene’s cover – again
Feedback notes with weary inevitability that a 50th anniversary edition of Richard Dawkins's classic work features a double-helix twisting the wrong way – not for the first time
New Scientist · EN
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A dyslexia diagnosis can help struggling children, but what about the rest?
Children who struggle to read and are diagnosed with dyslexia can get additional help, but those who can't afford a test or don't meet the criteria get left behind. Surely there is a better way?
New Scientist · EN
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Twisteddoodles on scientific equipment training
This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles
New Scientist · EN
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Toothbrush that emits electricity may more effectively prevent gum disease
A toothbrush with bristles that produce electricity as they bend has shown promise for reducing plaque and gum inflammation
New Scientist · EN
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is wobbly—scientists have a fix that could reveal new alien worlds
By modeling the James Webb Space Telescope’s tiny movements, a new technique can reveal up to 15 times fainter alien worlds
Scientific American · EN
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NASA’s Swift telescope plunges back to Earth
The observatory had spent decades studying powerful cosmic explosions and was the target of an unsuccessful rescue mission earlier this year
Scientific American · EN