A team made up almost entirely of current and former Carnegie scientists has discovered a highly unusual planetary system comprised of a Sun-like star, a dwarf star, and an enormous planet sandwiched in between.
Astronomy
Dec 16, 2015
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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of the first-ever predicted supernova explosion. The reappearance of the Refsdal supernova was calculated from different models of the galaxy cluster whose immense ...
Astronomy
Dec 16, 2015
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Environmental campaigners and opposition lawmakers on Wednesday accused the British government of using "sneak" tactics to relax legislation on fracking under national parks despite promising a ban.
Environment
Dec 16, 2015
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Want even your younger kids to join the tech revolution by learning to code? Maybe you should get them a robot—or at least a video game.
Software
Dec 16, 2015
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A bit of stray moisture during an experiment tipped off scientists about the strange behavior of a complex oxide material they were studying—shedding light on its potential for improving chemical sensors, computing and ...
Nanophysics
Dec 16, 2015
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The European Commission has breached European Union law by failing to arrange for identifying harmful chemicals in everyday products, the EU's general court ruled Wednesday.
Other
Dec 16, 2015
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The massive year-end spending measure includes a provision that will encourage companies to share cyber threat information with the government.
Security
Dec 16, 2015
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Calling all aspiring spooks. Robert Hannigan, director of Britain's security and intelligence organisation GCHQ, has included a rather tantalising puzzle with his Christmas card this year. He hopes that it will exercise your ...
Computer Sciences
Dec 16, 2015
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Researchers at the Universitat de València (Universiity of Valencia, UV) have discovered that besides accumulating microorganisms from the air and dust particles, photovoltaic solar panels can also harbour rich and very ...
Environment
Dec 16, 2015
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Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered that our drinking water is to a large extent purified by millions of "good bacteria" found in water pipes and purification plants. So far, the knowledge about them ...
Environment
Dec 16, 2015
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