Hubble Space Telescope observations of 92 galaxies that have a strong showing of I-band asymptotic giant branch (IAGB) stars in their color–magnitude diagrams (CMDs) are used to measure the relative offset between the mean apparent I-band…
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I-band Asymptotic Giant Branch (IAGB) Stars. II. A First Estimate of Their Precision and a Differential Zero Point*
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Giant Outer Transiting Exoplanet Mass (GOT ‘EM) Survey. V. Two Giant Planets in Kepler-511 but Only One Ran Away
Systems hosting multiple giant planets are important laboratories for understanding planetary formation and migration processes. We present a nearly decade-long Doppler spectroscopy campaign from the HIRES instrument on the Keck-I telescope to…
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Hyundai to debut electric excavator, offers 10-hour run on single charge
A Belgium-based company is expected to launch its first battery-electric mini excavator. Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe is likely to launch the HX19e excavator between April 7-13 in Munich, Germany.
With the strongest battery in its class,…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base – cbs8.com
- SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg, California Space Force Base cbs8.com
- Live coverage: SpaceX targets Thursday night for Falcon 9 launch with 27 Starlink satellites Spaceflight Now
- SpaceX targeting Tuesday for next launch from…
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Trump’s tariffs will deliver a big blow to climate tech
“It would be hard for me to think of cleantech or climate tech sectors that aren’t facing huge risks,” says Noah Kaufman, senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, who served on the Council of…
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Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds
Monkey see, monkey yodel?
That’s how it works for humans, but when it comes to the question of yodeling animals, it depends on how you define yodeling, according to bioacoustician Tecumseh Fitch of the University of Vienna…
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Picky eaters by day, buffet by night: Butterfly, moth diets sync to plant aromas
The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime; it is a key driver in the survival and evolution of butterflies and moths. New research led by scientists at Penn State reveals how the daily cycles of plant…
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Drug-delivering aptamers target leukemia stem cells for one-two knockout punch
Drug-carrying DNA aptamers can deliver a one-two punch to leukemia by precisely targeting the elusive cancer stem cells that seed cancer relapses, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign report.
The aptamers — short…
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Physicists uncover electronic interactions mediated via spin waves
Groundbreaking research by physicists at The City College of New York is being credited for a novel discovery regarding the interaction of electronic excitations via spin waves. The finding by the Laboratory for Nano and Micro Photonics (LaNMP)…
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Touchlessly moving cells: Biotech automation and an acoustically levitating diamond
Engineers at a University of Bristol spin-out company have created a new technology that can move cells without touching them, enabling critical tasks that currently require large pieces of lab equipment to be carried out on a benchtop device.
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