2015年9月17日 星期四

2015-09-18 U.S. Science


CBS News
   
Beautiful new photos of Pluto show terrain, atmosphere   
CNET
Pluto revealed to be "surprisingly Earth-like" in photos newly arrived from the New Horizons probe. Sci-Tech. 18 September 20152:24 am BST. Michelle Starr mugshot. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email. comments.
Pluto at Dusk: Spectacular, and Spookily Earthlike   National Geographic
Spectacular New Horizons photo of Pluto's hazes and mountains: How it was made   The Planetary Society (blog)
Sunset on Pluto: Breathtaking NASA Photo Shows Mountains, Wispy Atmosphere   Space.com
Orlando Sentinel   
International Business Times   
Pierce Pioneer   
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Newsweek
   
See the Giant Arctic Mosquitoes That Are Thriving in a Changing Climate   
ABC News
The Arctic mosquito, a larger, furrier version of the ubiquitous pests, are getting a longer breeding season as Arctic ponds warmed earlier in the year, researchers from Dartmouth have found. As a result, the Arctic mosquito, or Aedes nigripes, were in ...
These Giant Arctic Bloodsuckers Are Thriving On Global Warming   TIME
Why climate change means more Arctic mosquitoes   Christian Science Monitor
Climate change is great news for Arctic mosquitoes   Washington Post
EurekAlert (press release)   
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Yahoo News
   
Studies on kissing, the word 'huh?' among Ig Nobel award winners   
Yahoo News
BOSTON (Reuters) - Researchers who studied the consequences of intense kissing, the global use of the word "huh?" and how badly bee stings hurt on different parts of the body were among the winners of this year's Ig Nobel prizes for comical scientific ...


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NYC Today
   
Urgent legislation required to stop nearly 8 Trillion plastic microbeads ...   
NYC Today
A research team lead by Oregon State University has estimated that nearly 8 trillion plastic 'microbeads' are entering the water bodies in the United States, every day. The increasing use of microbeads in many personal care and beauty products could ...
Trillions of plastic microbeads wash into waterways each day   Science Recorder
8 Trillion Small Plastic's Pieces Enters The Aquatic Habitats Daily   The Market Business
8 Trillion Small Plastic Pieces Enter Aquatic Habitats Daily   Discovery News
BABW News   
Phys.Org   
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New York Post
   
Seal Surfing On Humpback Whale Is Riding In the Style   
The Market Business
A photographer in Australia has captured the remarkable moment a seal hitched a ride on the back of a humpback whale. Robyn Malcolm spotted the surfing seal on a whale-watching trip near Eden, New South Wales. “We'd seen some amazing whales ...

Seal Caught Hitch-hiking on a Whale   Rapid News Network
Fur seal riding a humpback whale: Australian photographer clicks rare image   NYC Today
Seal Rides The Whale Like A Boss   The Monitor Daily
BABW News   
ABC Local   
AOL News   
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The Space Reporter
   
Two supermassive black holes are set to collide   
The Space Reporter
Columbia researchers predict that a pair of converging supermassive black holes in the Virgo constellation will collide sooner than expected. Above, an artist's conception of a merger. Credit: P. MARENFELD/NOAO/AURA/NSF. 4. SHARES. ShareTweet ...

(+Video Report) Two supermassive black holes are going to collide   Nature World Report
What happens when two supermassive black holes smash together?   Christian Science Monitor
Colliding Black Holes May Disrupt The Space-Time Continuum In 100000 Years   Popular Science
The Daily Galaxy (blog)   
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CBS Local
   
Astronaut Hits Halfway Point Of Yearlong Spaceflight   
CBS Local
US astronaut Scott Kelly gestures as his space suit is tested at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome, prior to blasting off to the International Space Station (ISS), late on March 27, 2015. The international crew of US astronaut Scott Kelly and ...
NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 September 2015   Space Ref (press release)
What Happens When You Get Your Period In Space?   KPBS

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NBCNews.com
   
Hiding in Plain Sight: Scientists Create Ultrathin 'Invisibility Cloak'   
NBCNews.com
In the movie "Predator," an alien uses a cloaking device to hide in plain sight, but the effect is far from perfect: The alien's attempt to conceal itself is thwarted by distortions of light bending around it. Now, researchers have built an ultrathin ...
Now you see it, now you don't: invisibility cloak nears reality   Town Hall
The Real-Life Invisibility Cloak is Finally Here!   Latinos Post
Skintight invisibility cloak radiates deception   Science /AAAS
io9   
Rapid News Network   
Nature World Report   
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Big Island Now
   
Telescope protesters agree to take down tent on Mauna Kea   
Miami Herald
Protesters against building a giant telescope atop a Hawaiian mountain say they will no longer keep an around-the-clock vigil on Mauna Kea. They reached an agreement with the state to take down a large tent where people have been sleeping in an attempt ...

DLNR, Mauna Kea 'Protectors' Reach Agreement to Remove Tent   Big Island Now

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CNET
   
Try (and fail) to land the Space X Falcon 9 with this video game   
CNET
It really is crazy-hard to land the Falcon 9 rocket on a floating platform without completely screwing it up. Gaming. September 17, 20153:51 PM PDT. Amanda Kooser mugshot. by Amanda Kooser · @akooser. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email.
This web game shows that landing a Falcon 9 rocket is pretty much impossible   Engadget
Land a SpaceX Falcon 9 with this Impossible Game   Clapway
Try to land Elon Musk's rocket in this ridiculously frustrating game   Rapid News Network
Quartz   
TV Newsroom   
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