Astronomy bot speeds up search for Jupiter’s twins Astronomers have a new tool in their search for extraterrestrial life – a sophisticated bot that helps identify stars hosting planets similar to Jupiter and Saturn. These giant planets’ faraway twins may…
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study shows how icy outer solar system satellites may have formed
Scientists use sophisticated computer simulations and observations of trans-Neptunian objects to understand the formation of the solar system Using sophisticated computer simulations and observations, a team led by researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Tokyo Institute of Technology…
Applying the Goldilocks Principle to DNA Structure
Scientists consider the form that may be “just right” for scripting gene expression The Goldilocks of fairy-tale fame knew something about porridge. It needed to be just right—neither too hot nor too cold. Same with furniture—neither too hard nor too…