An international scientific team, led by the University of Warwick and involving the Canary Islands Institute of Astrophysics, has used the European Space Agency’s Cheops satellite to discover that the […]
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A Super-Earth Discovered In The Habitable Zone Of Nearby Red Dwarf GJ 3998
An international team, led by a student from Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), has detected a super-Earth orbiting in the habitable zone of GJ 3998, a nearby red dwarf […]
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Tryptophan, An Amino Acid Essential For Life, Has Been Found In Interstellar Space
Tryptophan is one of the 20 amino acids considered essential for the formation of proteins, which are key macromolecules for the development of life on Earth. This amino acid has […]
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Variability of Earth's Reflectance Over The Last 16 Years
The Earth’s albedo, or reflectance, is a fundamental atmospheric parameter having deep implications for temperature and climate change. For that reason, experiments have been performed to monitor it over the […]