Thursday, October 4, 2007

Keywords

1.Astronomers~~ a physicist who studies astronomy
2.Clumping ~~ cluster, constellate, flock, clump
3.Terrestrial ~~~of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; "planetary rumblings
4.Infrared~~~ the infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range
5.Sulfides~~~ a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive
6.Telescope~~ a magnifier of images of distant objects
7.Spectrometer~~~ spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer
8.Pristine~~ immaculately clean and unused~
9.Jupiter~~~ the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites
10.~huge belt ~~unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

Q and A

1. Q: How many the plants do the scientists discover the earth-like plant as far?
A: 3
2. Q: According to the article, how much star light-year distance does HD 113766 from earth?
A: Around a distant star 424 light-years away.
3. Q: Where is the plant located?
A: It is located in the middle of the star system's terrestrial habitable zone where temperatures are moderate enough to sustain liquid water
4. Q: What does the material the plant make?
A: The material mix in this belt is most reminiscent of the stuff
5. Q: Which place do the researcher remind of in the earth when they see the plant composition?
Q: Mauna Kea in Hawaii

The summary of Astronomers See Second Earth in the making from google news

From around a distant star 424 light-year away, the scientists discover the plant resembles the earth environment- they call the one as HD 113766. Just like earth, HD 113766 has dusty material. However, before the HD 113766 was found, the astronomers had already discovered the two- Gliese 581 and Gliese 581d. But we need more observations to confirm whether they support water or not because in order to improve life.