Astronomers detect nearest Earth-like neighbour
19/December/2012 03:59
Scientists have been surprised by the unexpected discovery of a nearby solar system using a new experimental technique.
The system of five planets ranging in size from two to six times the Earth's mass orbiting the Sun-like star Tau Ceti, just 12 light years away.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.4058
The system of five planets ranging in size from two to six times the Earth's mass orbiting the Sun-like star Tau Ceti, just 12 light years away.
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http://arxiv.org/abs/1212.4058
'Obamadon' was wiped out by the asteroid
11/December/2012 00:40
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs also wiped out the ‘Obamadon’,
The asteroid collision widely thought to have killed the dinosaurs also led to extreme devastation among snake and lizard species, according to new research — including the extinction of a newly identified lizard Yale and Harvard scientists have named Obamadon gracilis. The published paper can be fund here.
The asteroid collision widely thought to have killed the dinosaurs also led to extreme devastation among snake and lizard species, according to new research — including the extinction of a newly identified lizard Yale and Harvard scientists have named Obamadon gracilis. The published paper can be fund here.
