NASA’s Kepler space telescope team has released a mission catalog of planet candidates that introduces 219 new planet candidates, 10 of which are near-Earth size and orbiting in their star’s habitable zone, which is the range of distance from a star where liquid water could pool on the surface of a rocky planet.
This is the most comprehensive and detailed catalog release of candidate exoplanets, which are planets outside our solar system, from Kepler’s first four years of data. It’s also the final catalog from the spacecraft’s view of the patch of sky in the Cygnus constellation.
With the release of this catalog, derived from data publicly available on the NASA Exoplanet Archive, there are now 4,034 planet candidates identified by Kepler. Of which, 2,335 have been verified as exoplanets. Of roughly 50 near-Earth size habitable zone candidates detected by Kepler, more than 30 have been verified.
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A new study from Northwestern University suggests a little stress can actually have a positive effect on cellular health.
As humans grow older, their cellular machinery responsible for carrying out quality control on the protein-folding process begins to fail. The damaged proteins that are produced as a result are responsible for conditions like Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Read more here.
Stephen Hawking fears it may only be a matter of time before humanity is forced to flee Earth in search of a new home. The famed theoretical physicist has previously said that he thinks humankind’s survival will rely on our ability to become a multi-planetary species. Hawking reiterated — and in fact emphasized — the point in a recent interview with WIRED in which he stated that humanity has reached “the point of no return.” Read more here.
Studies show that around 30% of all jobs in the U.K will likely be automated by 2030, with jobs and manufacturing, storage and transport most at risk. Read our article for the full facts. https://knowledgeiskey.co.uk/articles/job-automation
An Erupting Solar Prominence from SOHO
Credit: SOHO-EIT Consortium, ESA, NASA
A.I. could produce ‘a new sector that we probably don’t know about yet,’ Nasdaq vice chair says http://ift.tt/2hdo7tX
Robot driver coming soon!
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Studies show that fewer seductions take place on Tuesday than any other day of the week. Use that information however you will. And yes, this is the best SFW royalty free image we could find for this fact. #TuesdayThoughts
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