en-na-hotdailynews: 2014-11-19 Namibia Science

Comet landing: Organic molecules detected by Philae
BBC News
The Philae lander has detected organic molecules on the surface of its comet, scientists have confirmed. Carbon-containing "organics" are the basis of life on Earth and may give clues to chemical ingredients delivered to our planet early in its history.
Camera clues could lead to finding comet lander Philae   Irish Independent
Philae lander 'sniffed' organic molecules on comet before hibernation   RT
Comet probe loses power, but mission not over yet: ESA   The Star Online
The Guardian
Washington Post
NEWS.com.au
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U.S. fearful that Russia may have set up a satellite killer in space
Frontline Desk
Satellite-watchers say a Russian object that was put into orbit six months ago has been behaving strangely, sparking worries that the craft is conducting a test run for anti-satellite warfare. The U.S. military is among those tracking an object Russia recently sent ...

That UFO might be a satellite killer   Open Minds UFO News
Russian Space Object 2014-28E Sparks Worries About 'Satellite Killer'   NBCNews.com
Russian space object 2014-28E behaving in suspicious manner   Beta Wired
Tech Times
Times of India
Business Insider Australia
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For $90, you can bury stuff on the moon
WGNO
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Lunar Mission One is determined to send a robot to the Moon to drill deep into its surface. And it needs your help. The British company behind the mission is turning to Kickstarter to raise $1 million dollars in one month.
Return to the Moon: Lunar Mission One will crowd-source it's way to space   Sen (subscription)
UK 'to lead moon landing' funded by public contributions   BBC News
For sale for £64, a place on the Moon to call your own   Yorkshire Post
NBCNews.com
Irish Examiner
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Finding the culprit virus in starfish deaths, researchers look for environmental ...
PBS NewsHour
Scientists have identified the virus that's caused a massive die-off of starfish along the Pacific Coast. Now researchers must figure out what environmental factors are making the animals more susceptible to the pathogen. Special correspondent Katie ...

Disappearing Sea Stars   Whitman Pioneer (blog)
Study Finds Virus Likely Killing Sea Stars   NBC 7 San Diego
Starfish mystery mass murderer finally unmasked   The Star Online
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Reuters India
Los Angeles Times
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Now you can walk up walls thanks to technology inspired by geckos
Mirror.co.uk
A climbing system inspired by geckos has made it possible for a human to scale vertical glass. In a dramatic experiment, an 11-stone volunteer crawled up a 12ft pane using sticky attachments on his hands and feet. The demonstration recalled the movie ...

Geckos inspire scientists in US military-developed Spider-Man suit project   The Guardian
Gecko-inspired adhesives allow people to climb walls   Science Now
An Artificial Adhesive Outgrips the Gecko   MIT Technology Review
Yahoo News UK
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This Terrifying Simulation Shows A Year In The Life Of Earth's CO2
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NASA scientists have produced an ultra-high resolution computer model showing the ebbs and flows of carbon dioxide over the course of an entire year. It's both stunning and undeniably frightening. This is the first hi-res simulation to show in such fine detail ...

Stunning NASA Visualization Reveals Secret Swirlings of Carbon Dioxide   National Geographic
NASA Computer Model Shows CO2 Movement Around Planet in Beautiful ...   Tech Times
Watch a year's worth of CO2 swirl around the globe like a horrifying lava lamp   Grist
CBS News
Live Science
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Japan plans new Antarctic whale hunt
ABC Online
Japan has unveiled plans to resume whale hunting in the Southern Ocean, but has said it will slash the quota of its scientific whaling program. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled earlier this year that Japan's decades-old whale hunt should stop, ...

Japan to expand its Antarctic whaling area   Stuff.co.nz
Japan Cuts Antarctic Whale Quota   Discovery News
Japan to resume 'research whaling' in 2015   Independent Online
Huffington Post
TIME
The Australian
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Mysterious explosion turns Russian night into day
9news.com.au
November 19, 2014: A giant mystery flash lighting up the sky over Russia at night has been caught on dashcam. Alex Nicholson. Dashcam footage in Russia has captured the moment the night sky was momentarily transformed into brilliant daylight – but no ...

UFO? Meteor? Blast? Enormous flash lights up the sky in Russia   eTurboNews
Something Mysterious Lit Up the Russian Sky — and No One Knows Exactly ...   TheBlaze.com
Massive explosion in Russian sky caught on video   AL.com
Carscoops (blog)
The Epoch Times
SlashGear
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National Air Traffic Services releases timelapse tour of UK airspace
BBC News
A timelapse video showing thousands of planes flying in and out of the UK has been released by National Air Traffic Services. Around 6,000 flights take off and land across the region during an average 24-hour period. Air traffic experts collected radar data to ...

Amazing time lapse video of the thousands of flights coming in and out of the UK ...   Metro
Video shows world's busiest heliport in Aberdeen   Aberdeen Evening Express
A day in the life of UK air traffic - video   The Week UK
Irish Examiner
CityLab
The Independent
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Sexual predators: seals caught raping penguins before eating them
Science Recorder
The sexual harassment and rape of penguins by seals may be learned behavior, scientists say. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles. Just $4.99/year. Subscribe. On a remote island in the sub-Antarctic, male fur ...

Why Do Seals Keep Trying To Have Sex With Penguins?   malaysiandigest.com
seals caught having sex with penguins   Courier Mail
Scientists baffled by seal sex with penguins   Sky News Australia
Beta Wired
The Times (subscription)
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