2015年7月23日 星期四

2015-07-24 South Africa Science


iAfrica.com
   
Powerful pulsar packs a punch   
iAfrica.com
An illustration of a pulsar smashing through a disk of gas surrounding a star. Credit: NASA/CXC/PSU/G.Pavlov et al. NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has discovered a fast-moving pulsar with a massive punch. The pulsar seems to have punched a hole in a ...

Pulsar punches hole in stellar disk   EarthSky
Pulsar Violently Rips Hole In Unassuming Companion Star's Disc   Headlines & Global News
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory watches as Pulsar Punches Hole in Disk of Gas   Clarksville Online
Weekly Observer   
Northern Californian   
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eNCA
   
#FutureFit || The Tech Entrepreneur   
eNCA
22 July 2015 - After studying engineering, Mike Wronski realised that he needed to be part of something more dynamic. His entrepreneurial spirit helped him spot a gap in the social media analysis space. Video: eNCA. JOHANNESBURG - Are you doing what ...


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Firstpost
   
Earth 2.0! NASA scientists discover our planet's closest twin   
Firstpost
Astronomers hunting for another Earth have found the closest match yet, a potentially rocky planet circling its star at the same distance as our home orbits the Sun, NASA said Thursday. Named Kepler 452b, the planet is about 60 percent larger than Earth.
Earth-like planet seen in Cygnus   Independent Online
Is Kepler-452b an Earth twin? More like a bigger, older cousin   Los Angeles Times
Kepler 452b: What to know about this newly-found, maybe Earth-like world   Mashable
India Today   
Discovery News   
The Globe and Mail   
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CNET
   
Snake fossil with four legs just wants a hug   
CNET
The discovery of a fossil of a snake with four legs suggests that the modern-day reptiles evolved from digging, rather than swimming, ancestors. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; 24 July 2015, 12:09 pm AEST. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email.
Four-legged snake ancestor 'dug burrows'   BBC News
Fossil of a four-legged snake found in Brazil   The News International
Scientists Find 4-Legged Snake Fossil   Huffington Post

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The Nation
   
Russian, Japanese, US crew reach ISS   
The Nation
MOSCOW - Astronauts from Russia, Japan and the United States Thursday docked successfully with the International Space Station after a two-month delay, despite a minor hiccup. The Soyuz TMA 17M rocket - carrying cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, US ...

Expedition 44 arrives   The Guardian
NASA's robot R2 needs your help   CNNMoney
Watch Astronauts Dock With the International Space Station   TIME
Arab News   
GMA News   
Irish Examiner   
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CBS News
   
Did climate change kill the woolly mammoth?   
CBS News
It was long thought that hunting by humans was the driving force behind the demise of mammoths, giant sloths and other massive mammals that roamed the Earth tens of thousand of years ago. But a new study published Thursday in Science concludes that ...

Mighty Mammoths Fell Prey to Rapidly Warming Earth   Live Science
Abrupt climate change may have doomed mammoths and other megafauna, scientists ...   Washington Post
Mammoths were killed by global warming   Scotsman
Tech Times   
Western Daily Press   
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BT.com
   
University Of Essex plans to build swimming pool to recreate 'outer space ...   
BT.com
Ever wondered what an outer space swimming pool would look like? If you were, then good news – because plans are already in progress to make this dream happen. The University of Essex has begun initial discussions to build the research, training and ...

Plans for world's largest swimming pool, with depths of 164ft, to open in Essex   Metro
World's deepest 'space' pool planned for Essex university   BBC News
University of Essex plans to build 'outer space' swimming pool   Irish Independent
Gizmodo   
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RT
   
Hunt for alien life comes with great responsibility – investor of Hawking ...   
RT
The search for extraterrestrial intelligence is set to be “a truly global initiative” as it will be independent from governments and open to public, Russian internet billionaire Yuri Milner, investing in the international project backed by Stephen ...
You can help discover aliens with your smartphone. Here's how.   Christian Science Monitor
Jewish tech billionaire gives $100M to Stephen Hawking's search for aliens   Jewish Journal
Stephen Hawking announces 'biggest ever' probe into alien life   Dispatch Times
Sentinel Republic   
TV Newsroom   
Rapid News Network   
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CNET
   
NASA contemplates high-flying 'windbots' for exploring gas giants   
CNET
Turbulence is often a problem for aircraft. NASA researchers, however, are now thinking it might be just the way to power probes sent to explore Jupiter and Saturn. by Michael Franco · @writermfranco; 24 July 2015, 9:06 am AEST. facebook. twitter ...
NASA bankrolls study to seed Jupiter's skies with flying 'windbot' probes   The Register
Windbots Could Explore Atmospheres Of Jupiter, Saturn And Other Gas Giants ...   Tech Times
NASA is betting on windbots to further planet exploration   National Monitor
Science World Report   
World Report Now   
International Business Times   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Still-forming galaxy spotted near the dawn of the universe   
Los Angeles Times
Astronomers using a giant radio telescope in the Atacama Desert of Chile have sighted the star-forming hotspot in a lopsided galaxy that was still growing when the universe was just 800 million years old. The findings, published in Monthly Notices of ...
Astronomers observe interiors of ancient galaxies   Business Standard
Mighty ALMAscope peers back THIRTEEN BEELLLION years to Galactic dawn   The Register
Astronomers get clearest ever look inside earliest galaxies in Chile   Xinhua
Times Gazette   
The Space Reporter   
The Market Business   
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