2015年1月23日 星期五

2015-01-24 Namibia Science


Christian Science Monitor
   
Huge asteroid to zoom past Earth Monday   
Christian Science Monitor
Roughly 1,800 feet wide, Asteroid 2004 BL86 will whiz past our planet with a comfortable 745,000 miles of clearance, scientists say. By Shannon Hall, SPACE.com January 23, 2015. close. An artist's concept of a near-Earth asteroid flying close to Earth.
Asteroid to appear in night sky Monday   Santa Clarita Valley Signal
Big asteroid to fly by Earth on Monday   ABS CBN News
Asteroid set to pass so close on Monday you'll be able to see it with binoculars ...   Daily Mail
SMN Weekly   
The Register   
The Inquisitr   
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Gizmodo Australia
   
The Engineering Challenges Facing NASA's Mars 'Helicopter'   
Gizmodo Australia
We've put a rover on Mars, heck, we've got a few of them up there. What's the next step, before the inevitable invasion by humans? A helicopter obviously! Well, more specifically, drones that can help the poor ground-shackled rovers get a better idea of what ...

Drone Invasion: A New Way to Explore Mars   Discovery News
NASA is testing an autonomous Martian helicopter   The Verge
NASA working on new helicopter drone for Martian exploration   SMN Weekly
National Monitor   
Grist   
Christian Science Monitor   
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Market Business News
   
Scientists slow down the speed of light travelling in absolutely free space   
National Review
Nonetheless, it has frequently been believed not possible for particles of light, known as photons, to be slowed as they travel through free space, unimpeded by interactions with any materials. In a new paper published in Science Express these days (Friday.
Scientists slow down the speed of light travelling in free space   National Gazette
Slow Down! Scientists Can Now Reduce The Speed of Light   The Escapist
Speed Of Light Slowed Down For The First Time Will Shake Up Astronomy As ...   The Inquisitr
thejournal.ie   
Daily Mail   
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The Age
   
One Arctic ice cap's shockingly rapid slide into the sea   
The Age
The Seawolf class submarine USS Connecticut after the boat surfaced through through Arctic sea ice in 2011. Photo: Reuters. For years, scientists have documented the rapid retreat of Arctic ice, from melting glaciers in Greenland to shrinking snow cover in ...

Arctic Ice Cap Flowing 25 Times Faster into Ocean   Nature World News
An Arctic ice cap's shockingly rapid slide into the sea   Washington Post
Watch sea ice vanishing in the Arctic over 27 years   Daily Mail
Slate Magazine (blog)   
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Detroit Free Press
   
A Little Bot of Galactic Possibility   
The Atlantic
Andromeda—or Messier 31, as it's known scientifically—is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way. It's also, like the Milky Way, a spiral, so textbooks sometimes use it to represent for the Milky Way in explanations. We can't see our own galaxy from far away, but ...

Mystery Galactic Bubble Traveling at Breakneck Speed   Discovery News
A First: Hubble Captures High Definition image of Andromeda galaxy   West Texas News
NASA shows off highest resolution photo of space   Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane Times   
News24   
Quartz   
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Techie News
   
Watch it live: Shadows of three moons fall on Jupiter tonight   
Los Angeles Times
Tonight, the shadows of three of Jupiter's four largest moons will fall on the giant planet at the same time -- a rare event that won't be visible again in American skies until December 2032. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and has more than 60 ...

Three of Jupiter's moons cross in front of planet tonight   Tucson News Now
Griffith Observatory Extends Hours For Triple-Shadow Transit Of Jupiter's Moons   CBS Local
Rare astronomical event will see triple moon shadows on Jupiter   Techie News
Yahoo News UK   
9NEWS.com   
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Daily Mail
   
Scientists travel back to the last Ice Age with stunning 3D radar maps of ...   
Daily Mail
Scientists have revealed a groundbreaking 3D map of Greenland ice sheet allowing them to look back in time. Using ice-penetrating radar data collected by NASA's Operation IceBridge, the project allows scientists to determine the age of large swaths of the ...

Surprise Lake Sheds Light on Underbelly of Greenland's Ice   Scientific American
Mystery of Greenland's Disappearing Lakes   ABC News
New Lakes Under Greenland's Ice Hint at Warming   Discovery News
TIME   
Voice of America (blog)   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
Travel Top 5: Top destinations to visit in Australia   
Full-Time Whistle
The idea that coral reefs have formed over millennia in a continuous process has been challenged by a study of the southern Great Barrier Reef. The research, led by the University of Sydney, shows that even small variations in sea level can cause significant ...

Big Coal Destroys the Great Barrier Reef and Caley Wetlands   Malibu Times (blog)
Warming ocean could kill 90% of Great Barrier Reef   CNBC
Ken Done's electric Reef series boldly celebrates Australia Day   Sydney Morning Herald
The Australian   
Business Standard   
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Full-Time Whistle
   
Addressing some common questions about Comet Lovejoy   
The Planetary Society (blog)
Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) has been a naked eye comet for dark sky observers for several weeks and has already yielded some stunning images. I've seen several points of confusion come up repeatedly in coverage of this comet so I thought I'd address ...

Comet Lovejoy Time-Lapse Video   Huffington Post UK
Lovejoy on its way up north   The Maitland Mercury
The Brightest Comet in Earth's Sky   Scientific Computing
Sky & Telescope   
Delhi Daily News   
The News Reports   
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News24
   
WATCH: Paddle boarder has the most amazing encounter with Orcas   
News24
Cape Town - Paddle boarder Rich German from Laguna Beach, California had an incredible experience last week when he encountered a pod of five orca off the shores of his home town whilst paddling. Along with this incredible footage he posted on his ...

Paddle Boarder Captures Up-Close Encounter With Orcas   WRIC
Video: Frolicking Orcas Make Magical Ride for California Paddle Boarder   Indian Country Today Media Network

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