Tuesday 10 May 2016

How NASA Watched the Mercury Transit

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Physicists at NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a time-lapse video using two instruments to filter the image of the sun and its rays as Mercury passed by it on Monday.
via New York Times

Kepler Finds 1,284 New Exoplanets

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Astronomers say the planets orbit stars in a patch of sky on the Cygnus-Lyra border where the NASA spacecraft has been cataloging them.
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More than 1,200 new planets confirmed using new technique for verifying Kepler data

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Scientists have confirmed that 1,284 objects observed outside Earth's solar system by NASA's Kepler spacecraft are indeed planets. The researchers used an automated technique that allows scientists to efficiently determine if a Kepler signal is caused by a planet. It is the largest single announcement of new planets to date and more than doubles the number of confirmed planets discovered by Kepler so far.
via Science Daily
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Graphene flakes to calm synapses

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Graphene technology opens up new horizons for treatment of disease, report scientists. Traditional treatments for neurological diseases generally include drugs that act on the brain or neurosurgery. Today however, graphene technology is showing promise for these types of applications, and is receiving increased attention from the scientific community.
via Science Daily

Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds

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Hillary Clinton, the First ‘E.T. Candidate,’ Has U.F.O. Fans in Thrall

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Space enthusiasts are captivated by Mrs. Clinton’s interest in discussing extraterrestrials and her pledge to declassify government files on Area 51.
via New York Times