Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday March 30 2000 — Page 7 iWorld f&lNationl mew '’V BjfPaul 9 Racer said in a statement that search- Writar ing for planets orbiting distant stars is "like looking at a I WASHINGTON — In a dit-- i 'beach from a distance” corny dial takes astronomers a step closer to finding other Earths orbiting other suns researchers have found two "Previously we only saw die large boulders which were Jupiter-size- d planets or larger he said "Now we are see ing the ’rocks’ Saturn-size- d planets or smaller’’ Seeing Earth-size- d objects said Matey would be like seeing pebbles on that beach and astronomers are not yet able to do that Discovery of the Saturnsized planets however sup- " objects slightly less massive than Saturn circling distant stars g A team of astronomers announced today that they have found evidence of the smallest planets yet discovered to be in orbit of stars other than the sun Both planets are smaller in mass than Saturn a solar sys- tem planet that is about nine times wider than Earth planet-huntin- About 30 "y ports a theory that planets such as those m die solar tem formed around many stars in the universe It also planet-size- d objects have been found orbiting other stars but all those were the size of Jupiter or big- ger The newly discovered planets are about a third the sizeof Jupiter Geoff Matey of the University of California Berkeley sys- : supports the theory that most planets are relatively small such as Earth Mars and Venus "This a trend die researchers are beginning to see in their data’’ according to a NASA statement Marcy and his colleagues Paul Butler of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and Steve Wigt of the University of California Santa Cruz used die Keck jele scope in Hawaii to make the discoveries They found a planet about 80 percent the mass of Saturn orbiting around a star called HD46375 some 109 light-yeafrom Earth A planet 70 percent the mass of Saturn was mm mHmtmtbm' W M Air Ascent hI SillCONT IMMnw mtLSr rs HmUtfmtlm MtmSUOm found around star 79 Ceti which is 117 away in the constellation Cetus Both planets are close to their stars which means they light-yea- rs have short orbits MhMMHv lh&mmnim MTWwfifrCWf MmUtOmShm The HD46375 planet circles its star dL in just three days while the 79 Ceti planet takes 75 days to orbit Both are thought to be gas planets like Saturn and Jupiter Both are so qlose to their stars that they would reach temperatures of more than 1300 degrees Fahrenheit nike mt mm 'AnHiIMI Jwdeiir for too hot to sustain ordinary forms of life the researchers y-- Mt- - 25311 tty JbqrOBf Mof footwear bStodaodCttnmSoda mCreatSauincgsTonFtnessm PRO-FOR- M DL Crosswalk HP 3B5C 7 2 16WTtoM ' Motor 16x50 Treadbek ProTt 0 PRO-FOR- M PRO-FOR- M iFtt Ready System 15 HP Motor 18x50 Treadbek Power! 0 MPH 505 PI 1 Upper Body Workmd Speed Range 0 Power hdtie 3-1- 5-i- Power I n Thumb Puke Redding Rack mn nmm itmun mxismbmva 'WtediS CmmIAmMi WMAaSele&s Cad Iron Hales Sdlf Exerciser save onBa IDiEaon AP photo ssm Driving up to the future? Vistara Inspect a Honda Step Deck prototype during a micro vehicle exhtotton in Tokyo today The hybrid vehicle is a component in Honda Motor Co's "ICVS” (Intelligent Community Vehicle System) in which registered members of a local community share compact nyora cart oiocmc vometos sna 0iocincivKjiorsw8i0a ncycios wrung n reouev wm ukhihmivo influence on the environment and traffic Six Japanese automakers participated in the event organized by Japanese Transport Ministry that is promoting the next generation commuter vehicles gas-electr- MEM Terrain Jacket ic NEW BIKE SHIPMENT WITH THESE SAVINCS Ratal's cycleryiR All Cycle wear In brief Gqre pushes vehicles with high mileages WASHINGTON (AP) — With high gasoline prices as die backdrop Vice President A1 Gore is joining the Big Three automakers to promote higher mileage vehicles Gore gets his first look today at new fuel economy test can built by Ford Motor Co General Motors Corp and DaimleiChrysler AG effort that as part of a government-industr- y i beganinl993 Through die Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles the Clinton administration challenged the automakers to develop a family-siz-e sedan that gets at least 80 miles per gallon and all three have come close in die last few months to meeting die goal Gore said the US auto industry is leading the world and die partnership can help it stay on berg Survey showed a $159 avenge at 10000 service stations it monitors ' The high cost of gasoline has been a hot topic in Washington with trucken jamming city streets in protest and lawmakers scrambling for a way to bring prices down Justices make Doyoublketostoyflt? bock off any it easier Eidadcs (AP)— The Supreme Court' made it easier for local governments to ban nude dancing the entertainment in about 3000 adult clubs nationwide ruling Wednesday that a performer’s freedom of expression can be restricted by forcing her to wear pasties and a WASHINGTON I uT G-stri-ng BMX T believe we have to use this moment to make the investment that will keep our progress and prosperity going far into die future" Gore said "By reducing our dependence on foreign oil by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and by positioning the American auto industry as die world leader in a crucial new market in this new economy die Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles can help to keep our economic engine humming for decades to come” he added The Energy Information Administration this week said average gasoline prices nationwide had dipped by 2 cents during die past week to $155 a gallon for all grades The private Lund- - CTCLERY hat knined hem Ms JVORtvM iiiA a a a a 'a 'tig 'a ana a FITNESS Portable AcrjHab Gnspbdei Available Terrific Floor Modeh at Incredible Prices htsom V smmila iiiiirfintir‘nnniirtii- - iUi mi Stiedfiomnn Assortment qf' SUt Maoris Trias and MmbMort! NO AT OLm nmmsnm Equipment standards I m m Great Family Sri Easy Ip Wide SU fl'lt wntmnport 0301 Basketball free-spec-ch a mn aalg Combo Skis Kkcs r ty top- Easy Rider $50 regulorprtcod blkelnttockt to ban nude dancing Nude dancing can be banned in an effort to combat crime and other harms that adult entertainment clubs often attract the justices said in a splintered decision reinstating a public-nudiordinance in Erie Pa Such dancing is "expressive conduct” but it foils "only within die outer ambit” rtf die Constitution's Fust Amendment protection Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote in the court’s main opinion The ban promotes Erie’s "interest in combating the negative secondary effects associated with adult entertainment establishments” such as crime and was not aimed at a dancer’s erotic message O'Connor said ' Although the court's rationale was divided the decision is sure to have broad impact Nude entertainment is featured in about 3000 adult chibs nationwide the justices were told when die case was argued in November ilri |