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Astronomers find Jupiter and sun twins
By Deborah Byrd Artist’s impression of a newly discovered Jupiter twin orbiting a twin star to our sun, HIP 11915. The Jupiter-mass planet orbits at the same distance from its star as our Jupiter does from our sun. Is there an as-yet-unseen system of planets orbiting HIP 11915, bearing a resemblance to our Read Full…
Jupiter twin discovered around solar twin
Astronomers have used the ESO 3.6-metre telescope to identify a planet just like Jupiter orbiting at the same distance from a Sun-like star, HIP 11915. According to current theories, the formation of Jupiter-mass planets plays an important role in shaping the architecture of planetary systems. The existence of a Jupiter-mass Read Full Article Here For…
Chubby Cartoons Encourage Kids to Overeat
By Talal Al-Khatib Cartoon characters are rarely meant to be a positive influence, but some are downright unhealthy for kids. Continue reading → Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Discovery News
UN readies tool to widen science and tech access
The Technology Facilitation Mechanism will help poorer nations obtain research funding and publications. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Global
Aged Technology on Pluto Flyby Probe Won’t Cripple Mission
Even if the decade-old flyby spacecraft could have used higher frequency microwaves to return data, large improvements might not have followed — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Scientific American Content: Global
Solar Airplane’s Round-The-World Trip Is Halted Until 2016
By Bill Chappell Battery problems on the Solar Impulse, the airplane that’s been flying around the world using only the sun’s-power, have grounded it until next spring. » E-Mail This Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Science
The Last of Boston’s Winter Snow Just Melted Away
By Ria Misra Ah, summer! The sun, the heat, and—in Boston, as of today—the season’s snow finally melting. … Read Full Article Here For more great articles: io9
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Botanical Gardens Showdown
By cej9f The State Arboretum of Virginia (UVA) Do you have a local University botanical garden, or arboretum? Do you think it’s the best? Well now we have a definitive list! See where yours ranks! Each botanical garden and arboretum was rated and ranked based on the following: Rating and Ranking Methodology Awards and Recognition…
Obama to announce high-speed Internet help for homes
President Barack Obama set a goal of bringing high-speed Internet to most schools by 2017, and now he’s promoting a new program to help close the digital divide even further by bringing that faster Internet to more people. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Magnetic nanoparticles could be key to effective immunotherapy
In recent years, researchers have hotly pursued immunotherapy, a promising form of treatment that relies on harnessing and training the body’s own immune system to better fight cancer and infection. Now, results of a study led by Johns Hopkins investigators suggests that a device composed of a magnetic column paired Read Full Article Here For…