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...During a simulated ride, "Up Against the Wall of Science," at the holographic Future Fair, the narrator says, "For some reason, for some time in the beginning, there were hot lumps. Cold and lonely, they whirled noiselessly through the black holes of space. These insignificant lumps came together to form our first union - our sun, the heating system. And about this glowing gasbag rotated the earth, a cat's-eye among aggies, blinking in astonishment across the face of time." Please give credit where it's due! Phil Proctor, Beverly Hills, California
...puzzle Both these old stars show signs of youth. BP Piscium ejects jets of gas into space, which can create planetesimals that merge and form planets...
...stars thought to be at least hundreds of millions of years old could soon generate new planets?a phenomenon astronomers have never seen. Scientists say BP Piscium in the PISCES constellation and TYCHO 4144 329 2 in URSA MAJOR display conditions that suggest they could form new planets. A closer look at the big news from astronomy...
...unlikely The gases necessary to form planets are used up after just a few million years and are not replenished during a star's lifetime. Our solar system, for example...
...sharing of training and resources. And, following the classic guerrilla warfare playbook, the movement is combining military assaults on army posts with political work among the local civilian population. "Once they are united, with support bases in Karachi, Baluchistan and the North West Frontier Province, they will form small Taliban committees," says Rana. "They will not be violent or militant. They will preach to the people, they will say this is good, and this is against Islam. They will praise those who go to mosque and shame the others. They will tell the people they are just there to bring...