Beyond Neptune: Hubble telescope spots a vast ring of icy protoplanets
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Observational data supplied by the Hubble Space Telescope confirms astronomers' hypothesis that the periphery of the solar system is ringed with a number of planetesimals and comets, known as the Kuiper belt. Most constituents of the Kuiper belt are believed to be protoplanetary matter.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
Observations, Solar system, Asteroids, Outer planets
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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Seeking a better way to die
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Health care providers such as hospices and nursing homes should assist in the care of dying patients and prevent physician-assisted suicide. Hospice care can provide adequate care for the terminally ill by reducing pain caused by disease.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
Research, Medical care, Terminal care, Hospice care, Medical care (Private)
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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