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The newly-discovered isotope, plutonium-227, has a half-life of 0.78 seconds, according to a team of physicists from China. The region of the nuclear chart 87≤Z≤97 and 112≤N≤136 shows the new isotope plutonium-227 (red star) and the 12 nuclides (blue star) that were discovered at the Institute of Modern Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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New research shows that approximately 70% of meteorites originate from at least three recent break-ups of massive asteroids. This is an artist’s impression of an asteroid breaking up. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech. A class of meteorites called ordinary chondrites make up around 80% of meteorites that have impacted Earth, including those involved ...
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Oct 15, 2024 by Natali Anderson. Marine biologists have identified a new species of the skate genus Leucoraja lurking in the depths of the Southwestern Indian Ocean. The brown longnose skate (Leucoraja longirostris), adult male holotype in total dorsal view. Scale bar – 5 cm. Image credit: Weigmann et al., doi: 10.3390/biology13060405.
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New Species of Plant-Eating Dinosaur Identified in Argentina. Oct 18, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro. Paleontologists have identified a species of medium-sized iguanodontian ornithopod dinosaur from two specimens found in northwestern Patagonia, Argentina. Life reconstruction of the early rhabdodontomorph dinosaur Iani smithi.
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Oct 11, 2024 · The newly-discovered isotope, plutonium-227, has a half-life of 0.78 seconds, according to a team of physicists from China. The region of the nuclear chart 87≤Z≤97 and 112≤N≤136 shows the new isotope plutonium-227 (red star) and the 12 nuclides (blue star) that were discovered at the Institute of Modern Physics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Universe is Not Expanding After All, Controversial Study Suggests
May 23, 2014 · According to a team of astrophysicists led by Eric Lerner from Lawrenceville Plasma Physics, the Universe is not expanding at all. This image shows a star forming region in a nearby galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud. Image credit: ESA / Hubble. In their study, the scientists tested one of the striking predictions of the Big Bang theory ...
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Oct 11, 2024 · New Species of Complex Ediacaran Animal Discovered in Australia. Oct 17, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro. Quaestio simpsonorum is part of the Ediacara Biota, which preserves the oldest evidence for complex, macroscopic animals. Close up of Quaestio simpsonorum footprint. Image credit: Evans et al., doi: 10.1111/ede.12491.
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5 days ago · Oct 17, 2024 by News Staff. Gliese 229B was the first known brown dwarf, discovered in 1995. In new research, astronomers observed Gliese 229 B with the GRAVITY interferometer and, separately, the CRIRES+ spectrograph at ESO’s Very Large Telescope. Both sets of observations independently resolved Gliese 229B into two components, Gliese 229 Ba ...
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Oct 9, 2024 by News Staff. In a study led by the Sapienza University of Rome, caffeine intake was positively correlated with the percentage of circulating endothelial progenitor cells in lupus patients. Orefice et al. studied the role of caffeine intake on endothelial function in lupus patients by assessing its effect on circulating endothelial ...
55 Cancri E: Diamond Planet 40 Light Years Away - Sci.News
Oct 11, 2012 · The planet, called 55 Cancri e, has a radius twice Earth’s, and a mass eight times greater, making it a so-called super-Earth. It is one of five planets orbiting a sun-like star, 55 Cancri, that is located 40 light years from Earth yet visible to the naked eye in the constellation of Cancer. The planet orbits at hyper speed – its year lasts ...