2015年6月6日 星期六

2015-06-07 U.S. Science


New York Times
   
After Series of Setbacks, Spacecraft Prepares to Unfurl Sail   
New York Times
A small experimental spacecraft that uses a shiny sail to reflect sunlight to propel itself came back to life Saturday afternoon after a series of near-death experiences. In a rush to finish the mission before anything else goes wrong, the team behind the craft has ...

The LightSail solar spacecraft is in dire straits once again   Engadget
June 6, 2015 in News: Ground team battling on-and-off communications with ...   Spaceflight Now
After Series of Setbacks, Spacecraft Prepares to Unfurl Sail - New York Times   Vocal Republic
The Planetary Society (blog)   
Discovery News   
CBC.ca   
all 16 news articles »   


The Hindu
   
Prehistoric Gold Trade Route Discovered By Researchers   
Viral Global News
Archaeologists with the University of Southampton have discovered evidence of an ancient gold trade route, once believed to have existed between England and Ireland. It is estimated that around 200 kilograms of gold, which would be worth around $7.6 ...

Study Investigates Bronze Age Gold Rush   Pioneer News
Researchers discover ancient gold trade route between Britain and Ireland ...   Times Gazette
Irish Chalcolithic & early Bronze Age gold proves Irish people didn't know how to ...   The Hoops News
NYC Today   
Clapway   
all 71 news articles »   


Christian Science Monitor
   
Seven species of tiny frogs revealed: How small do frogs get? (+video)   
Christian Science Monitor
Seven new species of miniature frog, smaller than bumblebees, have been discovered clinging to survival on isolated mountaintops in Brazil. The largest of the new discoveries has a maximum adult length of just 13mm. The frogs, which are among the ...

Tiniest frog ever, just 0.4 inches long, stuns researchers in Brazilian rainforest   Fox News Latino
frogs no sooner found then likely gone   The Australian
Seven tiny frog species found on seven mountains   BBC News

all 116 news articles »   


Times of India
   
World's 'most precise' quantum thermometer designed   
Times of India
WASHINGTON: A team of researchers has designed the most precise quantum thermometer to date. Researchers from the UAB and the University of Nottingham, in an article, have fixed the limits of thermometry, i.e., they have established the smallest ...

The Most Precise Quantum Thermometer Ever   Science 2.0
Scientists design 'most accurate' quantum thermometer   InterAksyon
Tiny but precise: The most accurate quantum thermometers   (e) Science News (press release) (registration)
Gizmodo India   
Uncover California   
all 30 news articles »   


NBCNews.com
   
New NASA Tool Helps You Experience 'Pluto time'   
The Tech Portal
Pluto, once a planet, now demoted to the status of a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union, is billions of miles away from us. Even NASA's new Horizon spacecrafts took over nine years to get close to this solitary desert of a planet. But don't let all ...

New NASA Tool Helps You Imagine a Day on Pluto   Gizmodo
Study shows Pluto's moons in chaos   Vocal Republic

all 64 news articles »   


Tech Times
   
Hubble Discovers Rare Supernovae Of Three Stars 'Exiled' From Their Home ...   
Tech Times
Three supernovae were seen exploding far from their home galaxies, while a fourth may have been spotted in a densely packed cluster. What could these stars tell us about the structure of the universe? (Photo : Melissa Graham | CFHT | HST | Berkeley ...

Exiled Stars Go Supernova In Intergalactic Space   Immortal News
Hubble Telescope shows three supernovae exploding in Deep Space after ...   NH Voice
'Exiled' tri-stars exploded into massive supernovae in a lonely void away from ...   Empire State Tribune
Times Gazette   
The Hoops News   
all 60 news articles »   


Wired
   
NASA to try again to get saucer flying - FOX CT   
Vocal Republic
A saucer-shaped check car holding gear for touchdown giant payloads on Mars is proven within the Missile Assembly Building on the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kaua'i, Hawaii. The car, a part of the Low Density Supersonic Decelerator ...

NASA delays Flying Saucer test flight again due to bad weather conditions   Pulse Headlines
NASA's Flying Saucer Grounded: Ill Winds in Hawaii Force Launch Delay   NBCNews.com
NASA hopes its 'flying saucer' parachute works better on second try   Los Angeles Times
Wired   
Business Standard   
all 134 news articles »   


Online Athens
   
The Georgia Aquarium's newborn beluga whale has died   
Washington Post
From the first moments a baby beluga whale is born in captivity, veterinarians cautiously track the animal's health and watch for particular milestones that signal healthy development. "The first breath of life, and the calf being able to achieve that by swimming ...

Animal rights group plans protest outside Georgia Aquarium   San Francisco Chronicle (subscription)
Whale Born in Captivity in May Dies at Georgia Aquarium   ABC News
Beluga whale born at Georgia Aquarium has died   USA TODAY

all 207 news articles »   


The Nation
   
Fake whale used to scare sea lions   
The Nation
A giant, motorised fake orca whale deployed to scare off hundreds of sea lions ensconced on the docks of an Oregon fishing village capsized before it could complete its scarecrow mission, officials said on Friday. Officials in the town of Astoria were working ...

Fake whale used to scare sea lions - The Nation   Vocal Republic
Fake orca nearly sinks off coast of Oregon   TriValley Central

all 22 news articles »   


NDTV
   
NASA's spacecraft on Mars will be taking a short vacation due to solar interference   
National Monitor
Every 26 months the solar conjunction puts the Earth and Mars on opposite sides of the sun. For the next few weeks, from June 7 until June 21, NASA will lose the ability to communicate with its spacecraft on and around Mars. The interruption in service is a ...

Exploring Mars By Telepresence From Orbit Or From Its Moons Phobos And ...   Science 2.0
NASA outlines launch schedules to Mars - Weekly Observer - Vocal Republic ...   Vocal Republic
NASA outlines launch schedules to Mars   Weekly Observer
NDTV   
all 130 news articles »   

沒有留言:

張貼留言