Scientists Find Jupiter’s Younger Sibling
A group of scientists have discovered a new exoplanet they say resembles a young Jupiter. Called 51 Eridani b, the gas giant is about 100 light years away, has twice the mass of Jupiter, orbits its star – 51 Eridani – at a distance comparable to between Saturn and Uranus in our solar system and […]
Global Precipitation Changes Linked to Human-induced Climate Change
A new study shows changes in precipitation are affected by human activities and can’t be explained by natural phenomena, such as El Niños and La Niñas. Scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California published the study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers suggest two mechanisms will probably cause […]
Scientists Say They’ve Confirmed Existence of New Chemical Element
Students heading back to school for the new year might need to add a new element to their periodic table of elements in chemistry class. Swedish scientists say they have fresh evidence that confirms the existence of a previously unknown chemical element. The new “super-heavy” element is listed as number 115 or Ununpentium (Uup) and […]