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Science news — November 8, 2026

Science publications published on November 8, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive.

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Science Neuroscience Public Health
Nov 8, 2026, 14:30 UTC
Anthropic's $3.4B Gas-Fired Generator Purchase for AI Data Centers
Anthropic PBC has agreed to spend $3.4 billion on gas-fired generators for its data centers, marking the largest known single purchase of power-generation equipment by an AI lab. The company bought commitments for 1.7 gigawatts of heavy-duty generators from OnePWR Solutions, securing additional power capacity for its AI operations.
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Science Astronomy
Nov 8, 2026, 07:08 UTC
Active Volcano Discovered on Mars
Russian scientists have discovered an active volcano on Mars, challenging previous beliefs that the planet's volcanic activity had ceased billions of years ago. This finding, published in the journal Science Advances, suggests that Mars may still harbor signs of life in these active regions.
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Science China Astronomy
Nov 8, 2026, 03:46 UTC
China Launches Four Satellites into Space
China successfully launched a Long March-2C rocket carrying four satellites into space on November 7 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The satellites, which entered a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of about 535 kilometers, include 'Guanglan' (experimental) for oceanographic monitoring, 'Yunyao-1' No. 28 for atmospheric and oceanic data collection, 'Zhongbei Daxue-1' for mineral resource monitoring, and 'Juntian-1' 06A for space object detection and debris tracking.
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