Astronomers discover new exoplanet similar in size to Earth; Planet Kepler-21b found using space and ground-based observations

ScienceDaily (Nov. 30, 2011) — The NASA Kepler Mission is designed to survey a portion of our region of the Milky Way Galaxy to discover Earth-size planets in or near the "habitable zone," the region in a planetary system where liquid water can exist, and determine how many of the billions of stars in our galaxy have such planets. It now has another planet to add to its growing list.A research team led by Steve Howell, of NASA's Ames Research Center, has shown that one of the brightest stars in...

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Scientists measure dream content for the first time: Dreams activate the brain in a similar way to real actions

ScienceDaily (Oct. 28, 2011) — The ability to dream is a fascinating aspect of the human mind. However, how the images and emotions that we experience so intensively when we dream form in our heads remains a mystery. Up to now it has not been possible to measure dream content. Max Planck scientists working with colleagues from the Charité hospital in Berlin have now succeeded, for the first time, in analysing the activity of the brain during dreaming.They were able to do this with the help of lucid...

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