2014年11月12日 星期三

2014-11-13 South Africa Science


New York Times
   
Landing on a Comet, a Mission Aims to Unlock the Mysteries of Earth   
New York Times
An image taken by the Philae lander as it descended toward the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Credit European Space Agency. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story. Continue reading the main story Share This ...

Rosetta: Scientists await news of 'bouncing' comet probe   BBC News
European probe 'Philae' lands on comet, but fails to anchor down   Hindustan Times
Age-old dream fulfilled as humans finally make contact with comet   Sydney Morning Herald
Irish Independent   
Washington Post   
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Times LIVE
   
Shock tactics could end shark attacks   
Times LIVE
A hi-tech version of the reputedly life-saving punch to a shark's nose is being tested in an effort to protect humans without harming the toothy predators or other sea creatures. Save & Share. Tweet · Email · Print. In the waters off Glencairn beach in Cape Town, ...

Hi-tech punch could keep swimmers safe   The Daily Star
High-tech shark solution tested in SA   iAfrica.com

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Gulf Times
   
Pacific flotilla carries climate message to Australia   
Gulf Times
Pacific flotilla carries climate message to Australia Men from the Pacific island nations of Tonga and Fiji perform a traditional Haka after arriving in Sydney yesterday. 11:12 PM. 12. November. 2014. AFP/Sydney Traditional Pacific island canoes sailed ...

Pacific Island leaders call for action on climate change   ABC Local

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Independent Online
   
Half of universe's stars are orphans - scientists   
Independent Online
Washington - You can call them celestial orphans, stars flung out of their galaxies in colossal collisions that have occurred in space for billions of years. These forsaken stars may be far more common than anyone ever realised. New observations from ...

Unusual light in dark space revealed by Los Alamos, NASA   Space Daily
Far-flung galaxies aren't what we thought they were, scientists say   The San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Half of All Stars May Lie Outside Galaxies   Sci-Tech Today

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Politico
   
The U.S.-China Deal Wont Get Us Out of the Stone Age   
Politico
Climate activists like to say the Stone Age didn't end because the world ran out of stones, the point being that the Fossil Fuel Age won't end because the world runs out of fossil fuels. They're right. But on days like today, many of them seem to forget the Stone ...

The U.S.-China Climate Deal Strengthens the Case for Fossil Fuel Divestment   Huffington Post
The Fossil Free AU Story: Looking Back and Pushing Forward   The Eagle
Fossil-Fuel Divestment Growing   AllAfrica.com
Varsity   
Livemint   
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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Meets Nasa Administrator Charles F Bolden   
AllAfrica.com
Foreign Minister, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, met with Major General Charles F. Bolden, the Administrator of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) who is on a visit to Ethiopia. Major General Bolden expressed NASA'S interest in ...

NASA to Grant Scholarships to Ethiopian Students   Tadias Magazine

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Reuters
   
China-US climate pact 'heartening' but short of what's needed: IPCC   
Reuters
OSLO (Reuters) - A deal between China and the United States to combat global warming is "heartening" although it falls short of the action needed to avert the worst impacts, the head of the U.N. panel of climate scientists said on Wednesday. China said 2030 ...

World leaders call for action on climate change   Science News for Students
US-China Move on Climate Change Critical to Asia   EconomyWatch.com
US and China shake hands over climate goals: IPCC says it's a start, but not ...   Tech Times
Chicago Tribune   
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Straight.com   
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NDTV
   
Space Pilot of Virgin Galactic 'Unbuckled' Himself as Craft Split Apart   
NDTV
Los Angeles: The surviving pilot of the Virgin Galactic spaceship that crashed last month unbuckled himself and was thrown free from the disintegrating craft, investigators said Wednesday. Peter Siebold told them he did not know that his co-pilot had ...

Virgin Galactic pilot 'thrown free' from spacecraft   BBC News
Problems Plagued Virgin Galactic Rocket Ship Long Before Crash   Wall Street Journal
Pilot in Virgin Galactic crash recovering well, was actually thrown from plane ...   Capital Wired
Thegardenisland.com   
Tech Times   
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Boing Boing
   
Orion spacecraft arrives at NASA Kennedy, “First step on journey to Mars”   
Boing Boing
NASA's first space-bound Orion capsule is seen in silhouette, set against the pad lights at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37B on Wednesday, Nov. 12. (collectSPACE). The first space-bound Orion capsule has arrived at a NASA ...

Colorado-made Orion capsule moves to NASA launch pad for test flight   The Denver Post
Next generation spaceflight, Orion, is here   North Denver News
NASA's new capsule at launch pad for test flight   MiamiHerald.com

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WallStreet OTC
   
Scientists Discover Asteroid with Comet-Like Tail in Hygiea Family   
WallStreet OTC
Whether it is having a little identity crisis, or astronomers are just noticing a key feature they hadn't identified before, asteroid 62412 seems to have a comet-like tail. Normally, astronomers can easily differentiate between comets and asteroids. Comets are ...

First comet-like object with tail found within asteroids of Hygiea family   The Westside Story
Comet-Like Asteroid Boasts Dusty Tail   Nature World News
Active asteroid '62412' with tail found in Hygiea family of asteroids   America Herald
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