en-za-hotdailynews: 2015-11-08 South Africa Science

New Horizons completes record-setting Kuiper Belt targeting maneuvers
Phys.Org
Path to a KBO: Projected route of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft toward 2014 MU69, which orbits in the Kuiper Belt about 1 billion miles beyond Pluto. Planets are shown in their positions on Jan. 1, 2019, when New Horizons is projected to …more. NASA ...
New Horizons is Officially Off to the Kuiper Belt!   Gizmodo
New Horizons Team finishes Maneuvers for Kuiper belt Object 2014 MU69   NYC Today
New Horizons Changes Course For 2019 Encounter   Aviation Week
MyBroadband
The Space Reporter
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Photos: Blue whale washes up on Oregon Coast
UpNorthLive.com
The whale washed ashore Monday morning about 7 miles north of Gold Beach in Curry County and is visible from Highway 101. The state parks department is leading the effort to remove the carcass. (Oregon State Parks photo). 151105_blue_whale_660.jpg ...

Rarely seen off Oregon, blue whale carcass washes up near Gold Beach   The Register-Guard
Latest beached whale brings up age-old question: Why? (video)   OregonLive.com
78-foot blue whale carcass washes up on Oregon beach (video)   Earth Touch

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Breakingviews: Exxon investors may rue climate-risk indifference
Reuters
The company's approach to the climate debate has already been in the headlines of late. The Los Angeles Times and others have detailed how Exxon factored into its operations the financial risks of climate change unearthed by its own research, but kept ...

NY attorney general wields powerful weapon in Exxon climate case   StreetInsider.com
Exxon target of climate change probe   Marketplace.org
Official: NY probes Exxon, Peabody climate statements   WRGB
Bloomberg View
Daily Signal
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US astronauts dodge ammonia flakes during risky spacewalk to repair ...
ABC Online
Two US astronauts successfully dodged highly toxic ammonia flakes during a risky spacewalk to repair a cooling system at the International Space Station. Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren floated out of the space station Friday (local time) almost an hour ...
Astronauts carry out marathon spacewalk to recharge cooling system   Reuters
US astronauts on risky spacewalk to fix ammonia pump   The Nation
Short on time, astronauts complete complex spacewalk   CBS News
Columbus Dispatch
SpaceFlight Insider
Toronto Sun
NASA Blogs
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UN Report Raises Ceiling for Greenhouse Gas Pollution
New York Times
STOCKHOLM — The U.N.'s environmental authority has quietly raised its assessment of the level at which global greenhouse gas emissions must peak to avoid dangerous climate change, as governments seek a new accord to fight global warming. In its first ...

World's Pledges To Reduce Carbon Emissions Aren't Enough To Tackle Climate ...   Huffington Post
UN raises ceiling for greenhouse gas pollution   OCRegister
Global emissions will still be too high come 2030, says UN   Christian Science Monitor

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UK Astronaut Dreams of Heavenly Christmas Pudding
NDTV
British astronaut Tim Peake looks on during a press conference at the Science Museum in London on November 6, 2015. (AFP). London: Brushing off any last-minute nerves, Britain's first astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS) insists he is ...
What does UK astronaut Tim Peake fear?   BBC News
UK's first astronaut up for new mission   Sky News Australia
Astronaut Tim Peake hopes to inspire new generation of space explorers   shropshirestar.com

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UN fund approves its first climate aid
Sky News Australia
The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF) says it has approved its first financing of projects to help developing countries fight global warming, three weeks before a summit opens in Paris to ink a climate rescue pact. Finance is a divisive issue as rich and ...

UN fund approves its first climate aid for poor nations   Business Recorder (press release) (blog)
UN climate fund releases $183m to tackle global warming   The Guardian
Green Climate Fund approves first eight investments to combat climate change   UN News Centre
Reuters
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These ancient rats were the size of lap dogs
Washington Post
I live in New York, so I've seen some big rats. But even the ones that gorge themselves on pizza max out at about two pounds. Now researchers have discovered fossils from rat ancestors that grew to be as big as 11 pounds -- the size of a small dog ...
Beware of the MEGARAT: Researchers find fossils of the biggest rodent in ...   Daily Mail
Massive Rats! Fossil Rat Species Recently Unearthed In Asia   Nature World News
Dog-Sized Giant Rat Fossils Discovered in East Timor   I4U News
The Australian
Science World Report
Phys.Org
Australian National University
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Biggest emitters of carbon 'least worried about climate change'
The Straits Times
Apples bearing the World Climate Change Conference logo. For leaders at the talks, domestic constraints could make it hard for their efforts to bear fruit.PHOTO: REUTERS. Published. 11 hours ago. More. Share Tweet Linkedin Email Pin Google+ Reddit ...
All Eyes On China as Climate Summit Approaches   Huffington Post
US and China Less Worried About Climate Change Than Many Other Countries   TIME

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Scientists rule out presence of huge alien megastructure orbiting distant star
Telegraph.co.uk
The dimming of a star, which had led to concerns large alien structures could be shadowing it, is now believed to be the result of a natural phenomenon, experts say. The Seti Institute, which searches for extra-terrestrial intelligence, has been ...
Alien hunters who listened to weird distant star share their findings   CNET
Looking for deliberate radio signals from KIC 8462852   Phys.Org
Alien Megastructure? SETI Spies No Intelligent Signals   Discovery News
Science 2.0 (blog)
Rapid News Network
Inverse
SETI Institute
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