Energy & Fuels

PASADENA, Calif., July 29 (UPI) — Astronomers say they’ve discovered two giant planets around a distant star doing something they shouldn’t be doing — dancing with each other.
Most planets keep their distance from others circling the same star, as in our solar system, to keep from being affected by each other’s gravity, a [...]

ITHACA, N.Y., July 29 (UPI) — Electronic “ears” are being placed in the Gulf of Mexico to listen in on whales and investigate their health since the massive oil spill, researchers say.
Scientists from Cornell University, in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, have placed 22 “marine autonomous recording units” in the [...]

HOUSTON, July 29 (UPI) — Two Earth-orbiting satellites scheduled to “die” this year have been given a reprieve and sent to the moon to do more science, researchers say.
The two are part of a fleet of five satellites launched by NASA in 2007 to study the space storms that cause the northern and southern [...]

BRUSSELS, July 28 (UPI) — The European Union and six partner countries have reached a deal on building and financing a nuclear fusion reactor in France, officials said.
The EU and China, India, Japan, the United States, South Korea and Russia agreed on a new funding level and construction timetable for the International Thermonuclear Experimental [...]

NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla., July 27 (UPI) — U.S. cardiologists say they are seeing more patients than ever before as baby boomers age, a survey indicates.
The survey, for MedAxiom, a subscription-based service provider and information resource to cardiology practices, says cardiologists are reimbursed less for their services by Medicare and private insurance firms, in [...]