Science News for Kids » University of Toronto http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Thu, 23 May 2013 17:00:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Out-of-this-world atmospheres http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:14:46 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=16202 This illustration depicts the planet HR 8799c (foreground) orbiting its star. Two other planets in the system can also be seen in the drawing. Credit: Image courtesy of Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics; Mediafarm

Light from a distant, giant world offers clues to the gases in its atmosphere]]> This illustration depicts the planet HR 8799c (foreground) orbiting its star. Two other planets in the system can also be seen in the drawing. Credit: Image courtesy of Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics; Mediafarm

Light from a distant, giant world offers clues to the gases in its atmosphere]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/light-from-a-distant-giant-world-hr-8799c-offers-clues-to-the-gases-in-its-atmosphere/feed/ 0 Supertiny satellites launched http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/supertiny-satellites-launched/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/supertiny-satellites-launched/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:45:59 +0000 Sid Perkins http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=15895 Cordell Grant, an aerospace engineer at the University of Toronto in Canada, assembles one of his team’s nanosatellites. These are the smallest space telescopes ever sent into Earth orbit. Credit: Johannes Hirn (Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto)

Researchers are building simple, miniature satellites to bring down their costs and expand their availability]]> Cordell Grant, an aerospace engineer at the University of Toronto in Canada, assembles one of his team’s nanosatellites. These are the smallest space telescopes ever sent into Earth orbit. Credit: Johannes Hirn (Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto)

Researchers are building simple, miniature satellites to bring down their costs and expand their availability]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2013/03/supertiny-satellites-launched/feed/ 0 Cool Jobs: Explosive pursuits http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:06:58 +0000 Sharon Oosthoek http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14866 Mining engineer Bibhu Mohanty sets off controlled explosions as part of his job designing blasts that break apart rock. Credit: Bibhu Mohanty

These researchers study things that go boom — or poof!]]> Mining engineer Bibhu Mohanty sets off controlled explosions as part of his job designing blasts that break apart rock. Credit: Bibhu Mohanty

These researchers study things that go boom — or poof!]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/cool-jobs-explosive-pursuits/feed/ 0 Twins don’t share everything http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/twins-carry-different-flags-on-their-dna-even-from-birth/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/twins-carry-different-flags-on-their-dna-even-from-birth/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:51:11 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=13435 At birth, identical twins have differences in the chemical markers attached to their DNA. These differences may help explain why they don't look exactly the same. Credit: Todd Huffman

Twins carry different flags on their DNA, even from birth]]> At birth, identical twins have differences in the chemical markers attached to their DNA. These differences may help explain why they don't look exactly the same. Credit: Todd Huffman

Twins carry different flags on their DNA, even from birth]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/07/twins-carry-different-flags-on-their-dna-even-from-birth/feed/ 0