2015年10月27日 星期二

2015-10-28 U.S. Science


Discovery News
   
Cassini Zeros in on Daring Dive into Enceladus' Plumes   
Discovery News
NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft is on track for a deep but quick plunge through plumes of water vapor shooting out hundreds of miles into space from the planet's small, ocean-bearing moon Enceladus. Play Video · If Aliens Didn't Make Saturn's ...

Cassini prepped to conduct “screaming” pass through Enceladus' plume   SpaceFlight Insider
Spacecraft diving deep into Saturn moon's erupting water jet (Update)   Phys.Org
Cassini probe set for "close call" with Saturn's moon Enceladus   Nature World Report
Los Angeles Times   
The Verge   
Christian Science Monitor   
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NBCNews.com
   
Tractor beams of science fiction becoming a reality   
Reuters India
WASHINGTON The tractor beam, a staple of science fiction including "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" that is employed to grab spaceships and other things remotely, is entering the realm of reality. Researchers on Tuesday said they have developed a tractor ...
The Tractor Beam From Star Wars Is Now A Reality (Sort Of)   Ubergizmo
New sonic tractor beam levitates objects using only sound waves   Washington Post
Scientists use the force to create real-life Star Wars tractor beam   The Australian (blog)
Daily Beast   
TV Newsroom   
Live Science   
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Spaceflight Now
   
October 27, 2015 in Mission Reports: Station astronauts gearing up for ...   
Spaceflight Now
Expedition 45 commander Scott Kelly and flight engineer Kjell Lindgren are readying equipment and reviewing procedures for a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk Wednesday outside the International Space Station. The major goals of the excursion are ...

Space station isn't spotless, but your place is much worse   SFGate
Space station astronauts prepare for spacewalk   The Space Reporter
Actinobacteria forms larger proportion of microbial community in ISS   NY City News
Microbiome   
Mirror   
Wikipedia   
Microbiome   
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CNN
   
Persian Gulf heat: It may become too hot for humans to survive, study warns   
CNN
(CNN) We frequently hear of the future dangers that human-caused climate change could bring, but few paint as bleak a picture as the one laid in a new study released this week. The study by authors from Loyola Marymount University and the Massachusetts ...

Report predicts temperatures too hot for humans in Persian Gulf   The Boston Globe
Gulf will be too hot for humans by 2070: study   gulfnews.com
An intolerable unimaginable heat forecast for Persian Gulf   Chron.com
MIT News   
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, MIT   
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CBS News
   
Ancient super-predators could take down a mammoth   
CBS News
Nearly a million years ago, a cave hyena could have taken down a 5-year-old mastodon weighing more than a ton. And in packs, the predators may have been equipped to demolish a 9-year-old mastodon weighing a hefty 2 tons. That's according to new ...

Ancient giant carnivores kept Ice Age herbivores in check   Science Recorder
1B-Cave Hyena could take down 5-year-old mastodon weighing over a ton nearly ...   NYC Today
Ancient 'Hyper-Carnivores' Kept The Ecosystem In Check By Violently Attacking ...   Headlines & Global News
Northern Californian   
Science World Report   
Yahoo News   
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences   
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Nature World Report
   
The last Supermoon of the year!   
Nature World Report
A supermoon is a new or full moon that's at its closest to Earth. This year's last supermoon was on 26th October, hopefully you didn't miss it as the next one is nearly a year away. The sixth this year is the night of Oct. 26 into the morning. NWR ...
Goodbye, Supermoon 2015: Hello, Leonid meteor shower   SILive.com
October's Full Moon Rises Tonight: Learn Its Lunar Names   Space.com
Could a Moon Fuel Stop Make Mars Missions Cheaper?   Discovery News
wwntradio   
Washington Post   
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CBS News
   
No, a UFO named WTF is not threatening to destroy Earth   
CBS News
Let's start with the facts: Yes, there's something hurtling through space in our direction. Yes, it's going to enter the Earth's atmosphere and possibly land in the Indian Ocean next month. No, scientists don't know quite what it is. And, no, that ...
The sky is falling, and scientists are amped   CNN
Space junk will enter Earth's atmosphere on Friday the 13th   NEWS.com.au
ESA: 'WTF' mystery object will hit Earth on Nov. 13   seattlepi.com
Slate Magazine (blog)   
ABC News   
Nature.com   
ESA   
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Business Insider
   
Pooped out: absence of big mammals foils ecosystem fertilization   
Business Insider
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - You can call it the fertilization cessation, and scientists say it has had a disruptive effect on ecosystems around the world. A study unveiled on Monday showed that the extinction or precipitous population declines of large land ...
Pooped out: Large mammal absence disrupts ecosystem fertilization   Brainerd Daily Dispatch
This Stinks: Poop Supplies Drying Up from Mass Extinction   U.S. News & World Report
Study Warns that Large Predator Decline Resulted in Lower Fertilization Rates   Junior College
New York Daily News   
The Weather Space   
Christian Science Monitor   
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AsiaOne
   
Climate change will bring deadly heat to the Middle East   
CNN
New York (CNNMoney) — Climate change could ultimately make parts of the Middle East too hot for human beings to survive, according to studies published in Nature Climate Change. "The combination of high temperatures and humidity could, within just a ...

Climate Change This Week: Boreal Twilight, Growing Glowing Bricks, and More!   Huffington Post
Will Business Network CNBC Ask GOP Candidates About Business Leaders' Calls ...   Media Matters for America
In a hotter world, economies may melt down   Futurity: Research News

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U.S. News & World Report
   
Big Effort to Better Understand Bats Takes Wing in 31 States   
ABC News
An effort spanning 31 states and 10 Canadian provinces has been working to better understand the ecological role that bats play, and the threats they face from climate change, habitat loss and wind energy development. The North American Bat Monitoring ...

Big Effort To Better Understand Bats Takes Wing In Texas, 30 Other States   CBS Local

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