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A group of academics has identified a planet that could potentially support life.
They’re describing Gliese 12 b as a planet within the habitable zone of its own solar system.
The planet orbits a red dwarf star 40 light years away from the Earth in the Pisces constellation.
University College of London scientist Larissa Palethorpe co-led the research into the planet with University of Southern Queensland astrophysicist Shishir Dholakia, according to Space.com.
The team used NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to identify the world.
Using NASA’s TESS telescope and other facilities, astronomers discovered a new temperate, Earth-sized world that could unlock key questions about habitability and our solar system’s evolution. Learn more about Gliese 12 b, which is well-suited for further study by @NASAWebb:… pic.twitter.com/Lkb8qC1v2T
— NASA Astrobiology: Exploring Life in the Universe (@NASAAstrobio) May 24, 2024
The planet orbits a red dwarf star, a celestial body far smaller than the Earth’s sun, according to NASA.
As a result, scientists view the “habitable zone” of red dwarf stars as far closer to them than that of Earth’s sun.
One year on Gliese 12 b lasts just under thirteen days, but it’s thought the world could have a surface temperature of 107 degrees Fahrenheit — comparable to a summer day in Arizona or Texas.
These conditions could be amenable to the existence of liquid water.
Palethorpe spoke of the discovery’s significance.
“To find it to be such a similar size to Earth was kind of a lovely surprise.”
“So that was a really nice thing to be able to nail down, but I think especially knowing that, in terms of habitability, it could lie between Earth and Venus, is really exciting.”
In spite of the planet’s potential for supporting life, mankind has no way to accurately survey the distant world yet, according to Palethorpe.
“I think Gliese 12 b will teach us a lot about life, but we can’t say anything for certain.”
“It’s not a bad place to start on a hunt for life.”
The team of academics behind the research are affiliated with numerous universities and institutions across the globe.
They published their research in a monthly notice of the Royal Astronomical Society on Friday.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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A Chicago woman experienced firsthand the consequences of the city’s failures to ensure its citizens have police protection.
The woman, only identified as “Michelle,” waited for hours for a police response Wednesday after experiencing a home invasion, according to WMAQ-TV, the NBC station in the Windy City.
The suspects entered the home in the upscale Wicker Park district after Michelle let her dog out about 12:30 p.m., WMAQ reported.
When she saw two men wearing masks inside her home, she screamed, “I am calling the police,” she told WMAQ.
“And they bolted,” she told the station.
She was lucky they did.
Michelle called 911 after the incident, with a dispatcher telling her to wait for officers outside.
However, the cops didn’t show up, according to WMAQ.
She repeatedly called back, the station reported. On the sixth call back, she asked to speak to a supervisor.
“A gentleman got on and said, ‘sorry to say we have no units to send you’,” Michelle told the station. “Then there was an awkward pause.”
The man, apparently a 911 supervisor, even went so far as to ask Michelle to lobby her city alderman to provide the Chicago Police Department with adequate funding.
“He also recommended I call my alderman and I said, ‘why?’ and he said encourage him to hire more police,” Michelle told WMAQ.
When officers finally arrived, they expressed apologies for the lack of a timely response, Michelle said.
It had taken no less than four hours and six different 911 calls to yield an on-scene law enforcement response.
“The officers who did show up cared and were apologetic it took so long to get them there,” she told WMAQ.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has had an adversarial relationship with the city’s police department since his inauguration last year.
The mayor declined to attend the funeral of slain Chicago Police Department officer Luis Huesca — after the family of the deceased asked him to stay away.
JUST IN: Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson will *not* attend the funeral of Officer Luis Huesca. We’re told the family asked Johnson and other politicians who they don’t feel adequately support the police to stay away.
Statement from the mayor’s office… pic.twitter.com/2WrjEfmuvp
— Ben Bradley (@BenBradleyTV) April 29, 2024
Michelle told WMAQ she has contacted her local alderman’s office and is awaiting the chance to meet with him in person.
She was also adamant that she was not blaming the cops in the case.
“I don’t think it is the police department’s fault they are [understaffed] and overwhelmed,” she said.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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The death of a renowned outdoorsman in a Wyoming ski accident is being described as a homicide.
Teton County Coroner Brent Blue made the determination in the death of 71-year-old Peter Wuerslin, according to Fox News.
Wuerslin was mortally injured in a collision with an unidentified 34-year-old skier on the slopes of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort last month.
Wuerslin had served as a ski instructor at the resort since 1978, according to the Jackson Hole News & Guide.
The instructor was skiing with a group of friends when the other party collided with him, according to Ski Magazine.
In a surprising—but not unheard of—determination, the Teton County Coroner ruled the death of Jackson Hole, Wyo., ski instructor Peter Wuerslin a homicide. Click below to read the full story. #SKI https://t.co/dMLu4wVB3p
— SKI Magazine (@skimagonline) May 4, 2024
The exact nature of the collision is unclear, with one source described by Ski Magazine as a member of the ski patrol saying that the younger skier “failed to maneuver” around Wuerslin on his way down a mountain slope.
Wuerslin died three days later of injuries sustained from the crash.
The other skier was released from an area hospital the same day.
Wuerslin was wearing a helmet at the time of the accident, according to Snow Brains, but the person he collided with apparently was not.
Blue described Wuerslin’s cause of death as an “intracranial hemorrhage.”
The coroner’s assessment is independent of any law enforcement investigation.
The Teton County Sheriff’s Office indicated last moth that it was investigating the collision.
Potential witnesses to the crash are being asked to call Detective Bret Bommer at 307-733-4052.
Wuerslin’s outdoor accomplishments include a six-year global bicycle ride that spanned six continents and 45,000 miles.
Friends of Wuerslin shared tributes to the ski instructor on social media, with some pointing to his extensive bicycling experience.
“We will miss Peter, who died yesterday after another skier ran into him,” Jackson, Wyoming local Angus Thuermer said of the deceased.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort President Mary Kate Buckley described the organization as “devastated to have lost a beloved member of our community” in a statement provided to Fox.
“This is obviously very sad for the organization and the community and our heart goes out to the family.”
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.
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