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![]() London, UK (SPX) Oct 29, 2010 The evolution of complex life is strictly dependent on mitochondria, the tiny power stations found in all complex cells, according to a new study by Dr Nick Lane, from the University College London and Dr William Martin, from the University of Dusseldorf. "The underlying principles are universal. Energy is vital, even in the realm of evolutionary inventions," said Dr Lane, UCL Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment. "Even aliens will need mitochondria." For 70 years scientists hav ... read more |
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![]() Solar Systems Like Ours May Be Common Nearly one in four stars like the Sun could have Earth-size planets, according to a University of California, Berkeley, study of nearby solar-mass stars. UC Berkeley astronomers Andrew Howard ... more | .. |
![]() NASA Survey Suggests Earth-Sized Planets are Common early one in four stars similar to the sun may host planets as small as Earth, according to a new study funded by NASA and the University of California. The study is the most extensive and sen ... more | .. |
![]() Astronomer Greg Laughlin To Talk About Earth-Like Planets Greg Laughlin, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, will take the audience on a guided tour of the bizarre menagerie of planets that have been discovered outside our solar sys ... more | .. |
![]() Surviving Lunar Dangers Space takes its toll on humans and equipment. Go into deep space, and the environment becomes even more hostile. Land on the Moon, and you're facing the most dangerous place humans have explored bey ... more | .. |
![]() Hubble Data Used To Look 10000 Years Into The Future Astronomers are used to looking millions of years into the past. Now scientists have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to look thousands of years into the future. Looking at the heart of Omeg ... more |
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Galaxy Cluster, Quasar 3C 186![]() NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has observed an unusual galaxy cluster that contains a bright core of relatively cool gas surrounding a quasar called 3C 186. This is the most distant such object yet observed, and could provide insight into the triggering of quasars and the growth of galaxy clusters. This composite image of the cluster surrounding 3C 186 includes a new, deep image from Cha ... more Panel says particle search should continue ![]() A U.S. federal advisory panel is recommending the last U.S. atom smasher be kept in operation - but only if the funding can be found, it says. If the money is not forthcoming, it will almost certainly mean the Tevatron collider at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory will have to close next fall as originally planned, AAAS Sciencemag.org reported Tuesday. The Particle Physics P ... more Can Solar Shield Protect The North American Power Grid ![]() Every hundred years or so, a solar storm comes along so potent it fills the skies of Earth with blood-red auroras, makes compass needles point in the wrong direction, and sends electric currents coursing through the planet's topsoil. The most famous such storm, the Carrington Event of 1859, actually shocked telegraph operators and set some of their offices on fire. A 2008 report by the Nat ... more |
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![]() Beijing, China (SPX) Oct 26, 2010 International participants from a dozen universities around the world, including the United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, and Japan, along with faculty and graduate students from across China, participated in the 2010 Beijing Space Debris Mitigation Workshop, held on October 18-19 in Beijing, China. Secure World Foundation, along with its partners at Beihang University in Beijing and International Space University in Strasbourg, France, held the 2010 Beijing Space Debris Mitigation Worksh ... read more |
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