Discovery! Atmosphere Spotted on Nearly Earth-Size Exoplanet
For the first time, scientists have detected an atmosphere around a planet beyond our solar system that's just a little bit larger than Earth.
The exoplanet GJ 1132b, which orbits the dwarf star GJ 1132, is located about 39 light-years away from Earth. It has a radius about 1.4 times that of Earth and is 1.6 times Earth's mass, according to the new study. When the planet was first discovered, researchers called it a potential Venus twin because it's a rocky world with a very high surface temperature — and now, they've found that the planet and Venus might have a thick atmosphere in common, too (although it would have a different composition).
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For the first time, scientists have detected an atmosphere around a planet beyond our solar system that's just a little bit larger than Earth.
The exoplanet GJ 1132b, which orbits the dwarf star GJ 1132, is located about 39 light-years away from Earth. It has a radius about 1.4 times that of Earth and is 1.6 times Earth's mass, according to the new study. When the planet was first discovered, researchers called it a potential Venus twin because it's a rocky world with a very high surface temperature — and now, they've found that the planet and Venus might have a thick atmosphere in common, too (although it would have a different composition).
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Discovery! Atmosphere Spotted on Nearly Earth-Size Exoplanet
For the first time, scientists have detected an atmosphere around a planet beyond our solar system that's just a little bit larger than Earth. The exoplanet GJ 1132b, which orbits the dwarf star GJ 1132, is located about 39 light-years away from Earth. It…
Cassini: The Grand Finale
Almost 20 years ago, the Cassini orbiter began its 2.2 billion mile journey to Saturn with a liftoff at Cape Canaveral. It then spent 7 years in the cold vacuum of space as it journeyed through the solar system; and on Thursday, July 1, 2004 it became the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn.
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Almost 20 years ago, the Cassini orbiter began its 2.2 billion mile journey to Saturn with a liftoff at Cape Canaveral. It then spent 7 years in the cold vacuum of space as it journeyed through the solar system; and on Thursday, July 1, 2004 it became the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn.
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Cassini: The Grand Finale
Almost 20 years ago, the Cassini orbiter began its 2.2 billion mile journey to Saturn with a liftoff at Cape Canaveral. It then spent 7 years in the cold vacuum of space as it journeyed through the solar system; and on Thursday, July 1, 2004 it became the…
Scientists Have Found a New Way to Get Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct
A newly discovered mechanism causes cancerous cells to kill themselves off, and researchers say it could be particularly effective for aggressive forms of the disease, such as pancreatic cancer.
Once the process is activated by modifying specific proteins inside cancerous tissue, the relentless division that drives the disease is drawn to a halt, causing cancer cells to die off rather than spreading throughout the body. And unlike current cancer treatments, this technique leaves the healthy cells alone.
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A newly discovered mechanism causes cancerous cells to kill themselves off, and researchers say it could be particularly effective for aggressive forms of the disease, such as pancreatic cancer.
Once the process is activated by modifying specific proteins inside cancerous tissue, the relentless division that drives the disease is drawn to a halt, causing cancer cells to die off rather than spreading throughout the body. And unlike current cancer treatments, this technique leaves the healthy cells alone.
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Scientists Have Found a New Way to Get Cancer Cells to Self-Destruct
A newly discovered mechanism causes cancerous cells to kill themselves off, and researchers say it could be particularly effective for aggressive forms of the disease, such as pancreatic cancer.Once the process is activated by modifying specific proteins…
Nasa to hold major press conference on 'ocean worlds' in our solar system
Nasa will hold a major press conference on ocean worlds in our own solar system, it has said.
The agency will reveal results that will inform the “broader search for life beyond Earth” at the mysterious event.
They will also affect plans for “future ocean world exploration”, Nasa said.
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Nasa will hold a major press conference on ocean worlds in our own solar system, it has said.
The agency will reveal results that will inform the “broader search for life beyond Earth” at the mysterious event.
They will also affect plans for “future ocean world exploration”, Nasa said.
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Nasa to hold major press conference on 'ocean worlds' in our solar system
Nasa will hold a major press conference on ocean worlds in our own solar system, it has said.The agency will reveal results that will inform the “broader search for life beyond Earth” at the mysterious event. They will also affect plans for “future ocean…
Astronomers Might Have Just Captured the First Ever Photo of a Black Hole's Event Horizon
Scientists around the world have spent five sleepless nights staring into the abyss, and are hoping they've been rewarded with something that could change physics forever - the first photo of the event horizon at the edge of a black hole.
If their efforts were successful, we might be on the verge of actually seeing the edge of an elusive black hole, allowing us to see if the fundamentals of general relativity hold fast under some pretty extreme conditions. If Einstein was alive, we're sure he'd be excitedly freaking out right now.
The bad news is, we still have a long wait in store before we know whether a worldwide telescope network was able to capture the image or not.
Astronomers around the world have now concluded five nights of black hole observations on two black holes, and need to get 1,024 hard drives worth of data from the Event Horizon Telescope's processing centres at MIT Haystack and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany so they can begin to study them.
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Scientists around the world have spent five sleepless nights staring into the abyss, and are hoping they've been rewarded with something that could change physics forever - the first photo of the event horizon at the edge of a black hole.
If their efforts were successful, we might be on the verge of actually seeing the edge of an elusive black hole, allowing us to see if the fundamentals of general relativity hold fast under some pretty extreme conditions. If Einstein was alive, we're sure he'd be excitedly freaking out right now.
The bad news is, we still have a long wait in store before we know whether a worldwide telescope network was able to capture the image or not.
Astronomers around the world have now concluded five nights of black hole observations on two black holes, and need to get 1,024 hard drives worth of data from the Event Horizon Telescope's processing centres at MIT Haystack and the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany so they can begin to study them.
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Astronomers Might Have Just Captured the First Ever Photo of a Black Hole's Event Horizon
Scientists around the world have spent five sleepless nights staring into the abyss, and are hoping they've been rewarded with something that could change physics forever - the first photo of the event horizon at the edge of a black hole.If their efforts…
NASA: Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has All the Basic Ingredients for Life
NASA scientists have found more evidence that Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus could support life: the presence of hydrogen molecules in huge geysers of water shooting up from the surface. The discovery of this chemical...
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NASA scientists have found more evidence that Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus could support life: the presence of hydrogen molecules in huge geysers of water shooting up from the surface. The discovery of this chemical...
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NASA: Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Has All the Basic Ingredients for Life
NASA scientists have found more evidence that Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus could support life: the presence of hydrogen molecules in huge geysers of water shooting up from the surface. The dis…
Could Moon Miners Use Railguns to Launch Ore into Space?
The United States Navy fired a projectile at Mach 6 during a recent test with an electromagnetic railgun, suggesting that early ideas about using such tech to launch payloads from the lunar surface might...
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The United States Navy fired a projectile at Mach 6 during a recent test with an electromagnetic railgun, suggesting that early ideas about using such tech to launch payloads from the lunar surface might...
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Could Moon Miners Use Railguns to Launch Ore into Space?
The United States Navy fired a projectile at Mach 6 during a recent test with an electromagnetic railgun, suggesting that early ideas about using such tech to launch payloads from the lunar surface…
These Are the First Images of the Web of Ghostly Dark Matter That Holds Galaxies Together
Picture the Universe, and you might imagine a dark emptiness speckled with maybe trillions of galaxies, each containing many billions of stars. The truth is a little weirder, with apparently separate galaxies connected into...
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Picture the Universe, and you might imagine a dark emptiness speckled with maybe trillions of galaxies, each containing many billions of stars. The truth is a little weirder, with apparently separate galaxies connected into...
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket (first stage) returns to port after its second journey to space.
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket (first stage) returns to port after its second journey to space.
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Scientists Have Created a Device That Sucks Water Out of Thin Air, Even in the Desert
When it comes to future challenges, one of the biggest will be water scarcity - on a warming planet we’re going to have plenty of seawater, but not enough fresh, clean water in the...
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When it comes to future challenges, one of the biggest will be water scarcity - on a warming planet we’re going to have plenty of seawater, but not enough fresh, clean water in the...
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Scientists Have Created a Device That Sucks Water Out of Thin Air, Even in the Desert
When it comes to future challenges, one of the biggest will be water scarcity – on a warming planet we’re going to have plenty of seawater, but not enough fresh, clean water in the righ…
First Photo From Space
October 24, 1946, not long after the end of World War II and years before the Sputnik satellite opened the space age, a group of soldiers and scientists in the New Mexico desert saw...
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First Photo From Space
October 24, 1946, not long after the end of World War II and years before the Sputnik satellite opened the space age, a group of soldiers and scientists in the New Mexico desert saw something new a…
Enceladus’ Subsurface Energy Source: What It Means for Search for Life
A space mission that could hunt for definitive signs of life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus looks even more enticing following the release of new evidence that a habitable environment lies under the surface of...
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A space mission that could hunt for definitive signs of life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus looks even more enticing following the release of new evidence that a habitable environment lies under the surface of...
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Enceladus’ Subsurface Energy Source: What It Means for Search for Life
A space mission that could hunt for definitive signs of life on Saturn’s moon Enceladus looks even more enticing following the release of new evidence that a habitable environment lies under …
Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks
Doctors have lots of tools for predicting a patient’s health. But—as even they will tell you—they’re no match for the complexity of the human body. Heart attacks in particular are hard to anticipate. Now,...
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Doctors have lots of tools for predicting a patient’s health. But—as even they will tell you—they’re no match for the complexity of the human body. Heart attacks in particular are hard to anticipate. Now,...
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Self-taught artificial intelligence beats doctors at predicting heart attacks
Doctors have lots of tools for predicting a patient’s health. But—as even they will tell you—they’re no match for the complexity of the human body. Heart attacks in particular are hard to anticipat…
The FDA Just Struck a Deal That Could Replace Animal Testing With a Tiny Chip
A future without animal testing is getting closer. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to a research-and-development collaboration with Emulate, a company that makes “organs-on-chips” technology. The hope is that instead of testing...
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A future without animal testing is getting closer. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to a research-and-development collaboration with Emulate, a company that makes “organs-on-chips” technology. The hope is that instead of testing...
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The FDA Just Struck a Deal That Could Replace Animal Testing With a Tiny Chip
A future without animal testing is getting closer. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration agreed to a research-and-development collaboration with Emulate, a company that makes “organs-o…
Calculations Suggest We Could One Day Build a Rocket That Travels 99.999% the Speed of Light
Theoretical physics often lifts the sanctions we set on our own imaginations. Whether it’s exploring the possibility of warp drives or understanding the rate of the Universe’s expansion, we are quick to explore the unknown on our...
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Theoretical physics often lifts the sanctions we set on our own imaginations. Whether it’s exploring the possibility of warp drives or understanding the rate of the Universe’s expansion, we are quick to explore the unknown on our...
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Calculations Suggest We Could One Day Build a Rocket That Travels 99.999% the Speed of Light
Theoretical physics often lifts the sanctions we set on our own imaginations. Whether it’s exploring the possibility of warp drives or understanding the rate of the Universe’s expansion…
Scientists Announce That The Great Barrier Reef is Officially “Terminal”
IN BRIEF The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is recognized as the biggest living structure on Earth. Unfortunately, it’s dying—with many portions facing no hope for recovery—thanks to back to back mass bleaching events....
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IN BRIEF The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is recognized as the biggest living structure on Earth. Unfortunately, it’s dying—with many portions facing no hope for recovery—thanks to back to back mass bleaching events....
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Scientists Announce That The Great Barrier Reef is Officially “Terminal”
IN BRIEF The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is recognized as the biggest living structure on Earth. Unfortunately, it’s dying—with many portions facing no hope for recovery—thanks to back to…
Elon Musk Has Announced a New Goal for SpaceX, and It’s Utterly Revolutionary
LEADING THE REVOLUTION Elon Musk’s SpaceX is currently basking in the light of its latest achievement. The company succeeded in starting a spaceflight revolution by being the first entity to launch a mission into...
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LEADING THE REVOLUTION Elon Musk’s SpaceX is currently basking in the light of its latest achievement. The company succeeded in starting a spaceflight revolution by being the first entity to launch a mission into...
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Elon Musk Has Announced a New Goal for SpaceX, and It’s Utterly Revolutionary
LEADING THE REVOLUTION Elon Musk’s SpaceX is currently basking in the light of its latest achievement. The company succeeded in starting a spaceflight revolution by being the first entity to launch…