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TAE and ITER: A Few Steps Closer to Fusion Power

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Brian H. Gill

One way or another, energy is in the headlines nearly every day. But I won’t be talking about the latest energy crisis, shortage or agreement. Instead, I’ll be looking at developments in fusion power from a few months — and … Continue reading →

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Exoplanets, Iron, Evolution and Strange Geochemistry

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Brian H. Gill

Science stories and topics have been piling up in my ‘to do’ list for more than a year. This week, I’m catching up on what we’re learning about life here on Earth; and developments in the ongoing search for extraterrestrial … Continue reading →

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Big Planet, Wide Orbit, Unsolved Mystery: b Centauri(AB)b

Posted on December 18, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

Scientists in Sweden, taking part in 2019’s BEAST program that used SPHERE on the VLT discovered an ‘it might be an exoplanet.’ In 2021, they got confirmation. They’d spotted an exoplanet. And SPHERE on the VLT1 has an picture of … Continue reading →

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HD 63935: Two Sub-Neptunes and Maybe More

Posted on October 23, 2021 by Brian H. Gill

Designations like HD 63935 b and c don’t exactly roll of the tongue. Although with a little work I might pronounce them “trippingly on the tongue,” as Hamlet put it. Maybe saying “sixty five ninety three five bee and cee” … Continue reading →

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