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NASA says researchers studying exoplanets in space using the TESS space telescope have discovered a super-Earth orbiting its red star s habitable zone. Scientists say one year of its orbit would take just 19 days, if comparing time on that planet to time on our own.On Wednesday, NASA said the newly discovered planet is an exciting find for researchers hoping to investigate the super-Earth that orbits a small, reddish star said to be considered fairly close to our Earth 鈥?from an astronomical perspective, that is.The planet, called TOI-715 b, is about 137 light-years away from Earth and is thought to be in a system that could hold a second Earth-sized planet, NASA said. The discovery was made by an international team of scientists led by Georgina Dransfield of the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.The team used a list of facil
stanley us ities around the globe to make the discovery, including the Gemini-South, Las Cumbres Observatory telescopes, the ExTrA telescopes, the SPECULOOS network, and the TRAPPIST-south telescope, NASA said.SEE MORE: Little helicopter that could takes last flight on MarsAstronauts have opene
stanley cup d a new chapter in their search for exoplanets, which are planets that lie beyond our own solar system. And, NASAs James Webb Space Telescope and the MIT
stanley mug -led NASA mission for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite are helping to write that story with new discoveries.TOI-715 b s red dwarf parent star is smaller and cooler than our sun. It is the comparis Dqgr Delta will continue to block middle seats on all flights through March 31, 2021
BURLINGTON 鈥?The state Department of Public Instruction has ordered the Burlington Area School District to repair what the agency is calling a racially hostile environment. The school district now has 30 days to request a review by a circuit court judge.A complaint was filed back in March by Darnisha Garbade against the school district, after she said her daughter was interrogated by a school principal for bringing a toy gun to school.Garbade said afte
stanley quencher r a long five-year battle with the district, Friday s ruling the DPI brings her a sigh of relief.RELATED: Burlington teacher draws criticism, support over lesson including Black Lives Matter resource materialsGarbade founded the Burlington Coalition for Dismantling Racism in 2019 after experiencing years of racism targeting her children within the district. I m hoping that DPI s ruling will put all Wisconsin schools on notice that children of color deserve to have a safe learning environment and you will be held accountable, Garbade said. DPI states in its findings: The investigation found that there were, at a minimum, nineteen incidents of
stanley quencher racial harassment at BASD between 2016-2020. It was also stated that additional incidents of racial harassment occurred during that same time, but DPI i
stanley thermobecher s unable to determine the exact number and severity of additional incidents due to a lack of investigation and documentation in the record. The investigation also identified that the school district s nondiscrimination procedure does not