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Study Examines How Global Warming Will Affect Tropical Rainfall
Hubble Views Galaxy NGC 7090
Pr0201b and Pr0211b Orbiting Sun-Like Stars in the Beehive Cluster

Study Examines How Global Warming Will Affect Tropical Rainfall

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:56 AM PDT

A new study from scientists at MIT uses model simulations and observations to estimate the how global warming will affect extreme precipitation, finding that with every 1 degree Celsius rise in temperature, tropical regions will see 10 percent heavier rainfall extremes. Extreme precipitation in the tropics comes in many forms: thunderstorm complexes, flood-inducing monsoons and [...]

Hubble Views Galaxy NGC 7090

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 06:14 AM PDT

This new Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 7090, which is located about thirty million light-years from the Sun in the southern constellation of Indus. This image portrays a beautiful view of the galaxy NGC 7090, as seen by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The galaxy is viewed edge-on from the Earth, meaning we cannot easily [...]

Pr0201b and Pr0211b Orbiting Sun-Like Stars in the Beehive Cluster

Posted: 17 Sep 2012 05:58 AM PDT

For the first time, a team of astronomers have spotted two new "Hot Jupiter" planets, called Pr0201b and Pr0211b, orbiting sun-like stars in the Beehive Cluster, also called the Praesepe. Pasadena, California — NASA-funded astronomers have, for the first time, spotted planets orbiting sun-like stars in a crowded cluster of stars. The findings offer the [...]