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Red star rising

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Astronomers reported the discovery of Krypton's real-life counterpart, a planet orbiting a red dwarf called Gliese 876, which is twice Earth's size. Red dwarfs, also known as M dwarfs, have less than half the mass of the sun and are hundreds of times dimmer.

Author: Alpert, Mark
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
Industrial Gas Manufacturing, Industrial gases, Krypton, Discovery and exploration, Astronomical research, Red dwarfs

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Readying for a relaunch

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The Space shuttle Discovery is being readied to resume missions in March 2005. Servicing the International Space Station is a priority.

Author: Alpert, Mark
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
General services, Guided missiles and space vehicles, Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing, Space research and technology, Space Shuttle System, Space Shuttle Vehicle, Usage, Maintenance and repair, Space shuttles, Discovery (Spacecraft), International Space Station (Spacecraft)

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Dimensional shortcuts: Is there evidence for string theory in a neutrino experiment

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The article explains the importance of string theory in neutrino experiments in the study of particle physics.

Author: Alpert, Mark
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2007
Science & research, Research, Analysis, Neutrinos, Structure, String theory, Particle physics

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