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Digested week: No Nobel again for Trump but he looks a cert to…

The newly found methanol molecules and maser activity were spotted in young star systems, where planets are built; the kit apparently lacks instructions.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN This Morning
Published 6:53 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

At a glance

First reported by The Guardian: “Digested week: No Nobel again for Trump but he looks a cert to retain Fifa peace prize | John Crace”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 6:53 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: FIFA, Nobel, Trump.
BBN covered this story before: Infantino apologises amid calls for him to quit as FIFA president (October 16).

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The GuardianDigested week: No Nobel again for Trump but he looks a cert to retain Fifa peace prize | John Crace

What BBN said about it

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentScientists found methanol and maser activity in the birthplaces of planets, which adds more ingredients to the chemical starter kit for life.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWait, space has a starter kit? Does it come with instructions?
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNo, Kenji, and methanol is wood alcohol, so please don't put it in the kit. Rex, who's winning this morning?