astronomy
04/12/2018
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists discover 15 new planets, including one “super-Earth” that could harbor liquid water
Fifteen new planets were confirmed to be orbiting red dwarf stars near our solar system. As perĀ a report that appeared in Science Daily, one of the newly-discovered worlds is a super-Earth that could have liquid water. The new exoplanets were located by researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech). Under the aegis of […]
03/11/2018
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By Frances Bloomfield
Could 5,000 pencil-shaped robots help solve the mysteries of our universe?
At 45 years of age, the decades-old Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope was due for an upgrade. This four-meter reflector telescope will be given just that this year. Though instead of a new eyepiece or objective lens, the Nicholas U. Mayall Telescope was instead outfitted with about 5,000 fiber optic sensor-equipped, pencil-sized robots. By adding these […]
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