Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Pluto has some characteristics less like that of a comet and more like much larger planets, according to an analysis of Pluto’s unique interaction with the solar wind, scientists say. Using data from an instrument aboard the New Horizons spacecraft gathered on its Pluto flyby in July 2015, scientists[Read More…]
Day: May 10, 2016
New Study Supports Natural Causes, Not Alien Activity, Explain Mystery Star’s Behavior
by David Salisbury Nashville, TN-(ENEWSPF)- Sorry, E.T. lovers, but the results of a new study make it far less likely that KIC 8462852, popularly known as Tabby’s star, is the home of industrious aliens who are gradually enclosing it in a vast shell called a Dyson sphere. Public interest in the[Read More…]
Tides In Binary Star Systems: When Neutron Stars Emit Gravitational Waves
Potsdam-Golm, Germany-(ENEWSPF)- Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics in Potsdam develop an accurate model for the detection and interpretation of gravitational waves emitted by neutron stars in binary systems. This model contains, for the first time, a realistic description of how neutron stars are deformed just before they[Read More…]
More Than 1,200 New Planets Confirmed Using New Technique For Verifying Kepler Data
Princeton University-(ENEWSPF)- Scientists from Princeton University and NASA have confirmed that 1,284 objects observed outside Earth’s solar system by NASA’s Kepler spacecraft are indeed planets. Reported in The Astrophysical Journal on May 10, it is the largest single announcement of new planets to date and more than doubles the number of[Read More…]
Watch & Read: NASA’s Kepler Mission Announces Largest Collection of Planets Ever Discovered
Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Kepler mission has verified 1,284 new planets — the single largest finding of planets to date. “This announcement more than doubles the number of confirmed planets from Kepler,” said Ellen Stofan, chief scientist at NASA Headquarters in Washington. “This gives us hope that somewhere out there, around a[Read More…]
Park Forest Youth Commission Carnival, May 19-22, Volunteers Needed
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Youth Commission’s Third Annual Carnival returns May 19 through May 22 in DownTown Park Forest. The event is free to attend. Hours of operation are: May 19 | General public from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. May 20 | Special needs only from 2[Read More…]
AARP Rich Township Chapter to hold Spring Fling, June 20
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- AARP Rich Township Chapter #4576 invite you to attend the annual Spring Fling at the Shirley J. Green Senior Center on Monday, June 20, at 1 p.m. Come out and enjoy fellowship, fun, food, and live entertainment celebrating Motown. Tickets are $10. For tickets, or for questions, call[Read More…]
ACLU Files Discrimination Charges Against Frontier Airlines On Behalf Of Breast-Feeding Pilots
Denver, CO-(ENEWSPF)- The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Colorado, and the law firm Holwell Shuster & Goldberg LLP today filed discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of four female Frontier Airlines pilots who claim that the company’s policies discriminate against women by failing to provide[Read More…]
ACLU And Lambda Legal Support DoJ Lawsuit Against North Carolina Anti-LGBT Law
Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against North Carolina and Gov. Pat McCrory challenging House Bill 2, a law that removes local legal protections for LGBT people and prohibits transgender people from using public facilities that correspond to their gender identity. Earlier today, McCrory had filed a lawsuit[Read More…]
ACLU And Lambda Legal Statement On North Carolina’s Lawsuit Against Federal Government
Raleigh, N.C.-(ENEWSPF)- North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice that asks a federal court to determine that House Bill 2, the discriminatory law that removes local legal protections for LGBT people and prohibits transgender people from using public facilities that correspond to their[Read More…]