en-na-hotdailynews: 2015-01-09 Namibia Science

Green comet to be seen for first time in 11500 years
Irish Examiner
A glowing green comet is making its closest approach to Earth and providing amateur astronomers with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that will not come again for 8,000 years. On a clear dark night, Comet Lovejoy is just about bright enough to be glimpsed ...

Comet set to share the love this weekend   Brisbane Times
UT to offer public viewings of Comet Lovejoy   WBIR-TV
Surprisingly Bright Comet Lovejoy Dazzles Skywatchers   Discovery News
Pravda
KTIC
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Marine midwife? Endangered orca in BC may have had help giving birth
CTV News
VANCOUVER -- Scientists were fairly certain that a matron killer whale from an endangered pod off British Columbia's coast had given birth to the newest calf -- then new evidence made them change that opinion. Ken Balcomb, from the Center for Whale ...

Apex daughter: Killer whale born to endangered pod off Vancouver is a girl ...   National Post
Newborn orca J50 is a girl, researchers confirm   CBC.ca

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Night turns to day as meteorite explodes over Bucharest
Courier Mail
SECURITY cameras have captured the dramatic moment a meteorite disintegrated, lighting up the night sky. The event, which occurred in the Romanian capital of Bucharest, shocked confused locals from their beds as the meteor streaked through the skies at ...

Wow! Meteorite turns night into day over Romanian city   News24
Exploding meteoroid brightens night sky of Romanian capital   FindItWestValley.com (satire) (press release) (registration)
Meteorite lights up Bucharest night - AOL.com   AOL News
Daily Mail
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3D images of superstar Eta Carinae released by NASA
Capitalberg
Eta Carinae, a massive, unstable stellar system featuring two stars locked in a violent orbital tussle is situated about 8,000 light years from sun. It is the most luminous star system within the diameter of 10,000 light years of our solar system. NASA has captured ...

Stunning 3-D Models Reveal Bizarre Double Star Acting Up   National Geographic
NASA details mysteries of 'Stellar Monster' Eta Carinae in 3D model (+video)   Inferse
New 3D Model Of Eta Carinae Reveals The Behavior Of Its Stars   Voice Chronicle
Consolidate Times
SMN Weekly
io9
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America is colder than Mars. Some parts of it, anyway
The Guardian
The Curiosity Rover descends into the Gale Crater on Mars. Photograph: Stocktrek Images, Inc. /Alamy. Nicky Woolf in New York. Thursday 8 January 2015 17.53 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on LinkedIn · Share on ...

Do Mars rover photos show potential signs of ancient life?   Fox News
Are there fossils on Mars?   Christian Science Monitor
Scientist Sees Possible Signs Of Ancient Life On Mars In Rover Photos   Huffington Post
NEWS.com.au
Daily Mail
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CNET

Robotic research project at NASA could help in exploring extraterrestrial volcanoes
Full-Time Whistle
NASA has developed a robot capable of putting together a 3D map of a fissure, a crack that erupts magma. Fissures are the most common physical features from which magma erupts. Editor : Michael BROWN Category : SCIENCE08 January 2015 / Thursday ...

NASA to drop new robot into volcano to study eruptions   RT
NASA's robots help out in volcano research   Techie News
NASA VolcanoBot goes where no human dares to tread   CNET
Times of India
Clapway
The Independent
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Japanese Whalers Leave for Antarctic Mission–Without Harpoons
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Two whaling boats left Yamaguchi prefecture in western Japan to conduct nonlethal surveys of minke whales and other cetaceans in the Antarctic, Japan's Fisheries Agency said Thursday. The boats, the 724-ton Yushin Maru and the 747-ton Daini Yushin ...

Japan whaling ships set for Antarctic for counting expedition   Malay Mail Online
Japan whaling ships set out for Antarctic - to count, not hunt   Zee News
Japan whaling ships set out for Antarctic - to count, after UN court orders end to ...   The Straits Times
The Daily Telegraph
Uncover California
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Eight Alien Planets Possibly Flush with Life
National Monitor
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope team recently broke new ground with the discovery of eight new Earth-like exoplanets residing in the famed “Goldilocks Zone,” which is the perfect temperature for potential life to emerge.
Thousandth planet that could support life found thanks to the Kepler telescope   Capitalberg
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope finds more exoplanets in 'Goldilocks' zone   Science Recorder
Kepler Space Telescope Finds Eight Exoplanets – NASA Marks Milestone   The Utah People's Post
WAAY
New York Daily News
National Post
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Indian scientists at odds on ancient discovery claims
DAWN.com
NEW DELHI: A series of sensational claims, including that ancient Hindu sages were the pioneers of aviation and algebra, have triggered a furious debate in Indian academic circles amid warnings that nationalist breast-beating could undermine the country's ...

Indian Scientists Divided Over Mixing Mythology With Science   Newswire (press release)
In Science, Proof Is Eternal Clincher   Free press journal
India offers maths dunces ancient shortcut   gulfnews.com

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North American Sightings of Elusive Snowy Owls Take Flight
Voice of America
NEW YORK —. The elusive snowy owl, rarely seen outside the Arctic, is turning up more frequently in the skies of North America than it does in the pages of a Harry Potter book, data from the National Audubon Society suggested on Wednesday. Sightings of ...

Snowy Owl photos capture 'Soul of the Arctic'   Wicked Local Scituate
Outdoor ethics: The fickle nature of ethical birding   Minneapolis Star Tribune
Elusive Snowy Owl Sightings Take Flight in North America   FindItWestValley.com (satire) (press release) (registration)
News24
The Guardian
Toronto Sun
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