2014年8月7日 星期四

2014-08-07 Uganda Science

  Reuters UK (blog)   
spacecraft on track to catch a comet  Reuters UK (blog)
The European spacecraft Rosetta is about to catch up with a comet. Ten years after launching, Rosetta will meet up with 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko soon, take a trip with it around the sun, and, in November, hopefully land a probe on its surface. Reuters ...

Rosetta notches up 'major milestone' after catching comet   euronews
McDonald's golden arches spotted on comet 67P   Metro
A timeline of Rosetta probe's 10-year journey   SFGate
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  SFGate   
A robot that folds itself up and walks away  The Province
In just four minutes the “origami robot” folded itself up and crawled away like a crab, fulfilling a dream that took a young Canadian scientist to Harvard University. “It folds up and walks away completely on its own,” Michael Tolley, a native of Kingston, Ont., now ...

Origami robot folds itself up, scuttles away   Boston Globe
Scientists make cheap, fast self-assembling robots   SFGate
Watch! Origami-inspired robot assembles itself in 4 minutes   Los Angeles Times
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  Irish Independent   
Letters: Rosetta hints at life on comets  The Independent
The encounter of the European Space Agency's Rosetta spacecraft with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko has generated a wave of media excitement that is surely well justified. However, science reporters and commentators who have described the comet as ...

Europe's comet-chasing spaceship: Five amazing facts   Christian Science Monitor
Close Enough to Touch: Top 10 Photos From the Rosetta Comet Spacecraft   Slate Magazine (blog)
Europe's Rosetta probe hitches star to comet after incredible chase   The Australian
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  Hindu Business Line   
The Mars Curiosity Rover celebrates its second landing anniversary  Washington Post
It's been two years since NASA's latest roving laboratory touched down in the Gale Crater of Mars. Its many, many parents are presumably as proud as they were when it first landed: Happy #2YearsOnMars from my team @NASAJPL. May you always ...

NASA celebrates two years of Curiosity Rover's landing on Mars   Daily News & Analysis
Two Years on Mars: Here's What's Next for NASA's Curiosity Rover   NBCNews.com

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Mercury Levels Have Tripled In Shallow Ocean Since Industrial Revolution  Headlines & Global News
A new study provides the first direct calculations of mercury in the global ocean based on data from 12 sampling cruises that took place over the past eight years. Mercury is a naturally occurring element, but can also be a by-product of human activities such as ...

Mercury Levels In The Ocean Are Now 3 Times Higher Than Before The ...   ThinkProgress
Humans have tripled mercury levels in the oceans   Examiner.com
Mercury Levels in Ocean Higher than During Industrial Revolution   Chinatopix
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  Christian Science Monitor   
Old Hubble telescope data yields new supernova discovery  Christian Science Monitor
Astronomers sifting through two decades of data from the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered the progenitor of a rare and bizarre type of supernova. By Shannon Hall, Universe Today August 7, 2014. close. The two inset images show before-and-after ...

'Zombie Star' in a Star System Captured by Hubble   Headlines & Global News
Old Hubble telescope data catches type Ia supernova explosion   Northern Voices Online
Supernova spawns 'zombie star'   KSL.com
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  Sky News Australia   
43000 sq km search area for MH370 mapped  The Sun Daily
PETALING JAYA: Some 43,000 sq km of the high priority search area has been mapped around the Southern Indian Ocean, where MH370 is believed to have gone down. The Joint Agency Coordination Centre in a press statement said the multinational ...

Dutch pushed for harsher Russia sanctions   New Zealand Herald
MH370: Will Dutch company Fugro be able to solve one of world's greatest ...   NEWS.com.au
Searchers 'Cautiously Optimistic' About Finding Missing Malaysian 777   Forbes
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  Latin Post   
NASA, Navy wrap up tests of Orion spacecraft retrieval  Washington Business Journal (blog)
Lockheed Martin Corp. is building the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, which will carry astronauts to places like the moon, asteroids, and Mars. Sophisticated Oceanfront 15 photos. Home of the Day. Sponsor Listing. Staff Washington Business Journal.
Larry Price: NASA, Navy, Lockheed Conduct Orion Spacecraft Retrieval ...   ExecutiveBiz (blog)
Manned Orion Missions Approach as Navy Drills For Retrieval   The News Ledge
NASA, US Navy Practice Recovering Orion Spacecraft From Sea   ValueWalk
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  The Hindu   
Nasa's Curiosity rover marks 2 years on Mars  Livemint
During its first year of operations, Curiosity fulfilled its major science goal of determining whether Mars ever offered environmental conditions favourable for microbial life, Nasa said. Photo: Nasa. Washington: Nasa's rover Curiosity, the most advanced roving ...

NASA Curiosity rover marks two years on Mars   The Hindu
NASA puts out call for satellite communication services on Mars   Prothom Alo (English)
NASA's Rover Celebrating Its Second Anniversary on Mars   Dumb-Out

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  National Geographic   
Supermoon and meteor shower to take place Sunday  Palm Beach Post
Stargazers may be in for a treat Sunday when two celestial shows coincide. One of the year's brightest meteor showers will occur at the same time as a “supermoon.” Sunday's moon will be at its closest approach to Earth, appearing bigger and brighter than ...

The Not Very SuperMoon   Sky & Telescope
Another Supermoon to Shine on August 10, Sunday   Techsonia
Largest Supermoon of 2014 Rises This Weekend   Nature World News
Tech Times   
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