2015年10月28日 星期三

2015-10-29 U.S. Science


Tech Times
   
Comet 67P Update: Molecular Oxygen Detected For The First Time On A Comet   
Tech Times
A spacecraft studying Comet 67P makes an unexpected discovery of oxygen. Molecular oxygen in the gas coma surrounding the comet may be older than the solar system, researchers say. (Photo : ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM). Molecular oxygen has been found ...

Oxygen found on comet in Rosetta mission: 'Most surprising discovery ... so far'   Los Angeles Times
Modern Mystery: Ancient Comet Is Spewing Oxygen   Yahoo News
Oxygen discovered on Rosetta comet, stunning scientists   BGR
SlashGear   
Design & Trend   
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Live Science
   
Electric Embrace: Eels Curl Up to Supercharge Shocks   
Live Science
It's kind of like walking straight into an electric fence, or getting shot with a stun gun. That's how one biologist describes the experience of getting zapped by an electric eel. "You wouldn't voluntarily do it over and over again," said Kenneth ...
Vanderbilt professor's shocking find: Eels are devious killers   The Tennessean
Electric eels curve bodies to heighten their shock value   Los Angeles Times
Electric Eels Put Their Prey in a Killer Sleeper Hold   The Atlantic
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Washington Post   
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Space.com
   
New Disk of Young Stars Found in Milky Way   
Space.com
A group of young stars has been caught loitering near the center of the Milky Way galaxy, a region previously thought to be dominated by a more mature population. Astronomers say the stars form a disk (previously unknown to scientists) that passes ...
ESO's VISTA telescope spies hidden Milky Way component   Gizmag
Astronomers discovered a new component of the Milky Way galaxy that they never ...   Business Insider
Astronomers discover new disk of stars at heart of Milky Way   Christian Science Monitor
Nature World News   
Phys.Org   
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CBS News
   
Real-life tractor beam levitates objects using sound waves   
CBS News
It may seem straight out of "Star Trek," but it's real: Scientists have created a sonic "tractor beam" that can pull, push and pirouette objects that levitate in thin air. The sonic tractor beam relies on a precisely timed sequence of sound waves that ...
Scientists Build A Working 'Star Trek' Tractor Beam - In Miniature   Forbes
Sonic 'tractor beam' can levitate, manipulate objects   Christian Science Monitor
?Star Wars? Tractor Beams Are Real   Daily Beast
Scientific American   
Discovery News   
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Huffington Post
   
WATCH: Killer Whale Boots Seal 80 Feet High   
Huffington Post
"We do a ton of whale watching, but this is fairly rare. It was spectacular!" Headshot of Whitney Meers Share on Pinterest. Whitney Meers Trends Writer, The Huffington Post. Posted: 10/28/2015 05:03 PM EDT ...

Killer whale flips seal 80 FEET into the air with its tail of coast of Canada   Daily Mail
This killer whale punted a seal 80 feet in the air like it was kicking a field ...   Business Insider
Orca Punts Seal 80 Feet Into the Air   Discovery News
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TheInertia.com   
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Discovery News
   
Pacific's Palau Creates Huge Ocean Sanctuary   
Discovery News
The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau created a vast marine sanctuary the size of Spain on Wednesday, banning fishing across the bulk of its waters to preserve the ocean for future generations. At 193,000 square miles, the new sanctuary is one of the ...
Palau Creates One of the World's Largest Marine Sanctuaries   EcoWatch
Pacific's Palau creates huge ocean sanctuary the size of Spain   Daily Mail
Palau's ocean sanctuary created to heal overfishing effects   AmeriPublications

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Christian Science Monitor
   
Flyby of intriguing Saturn moon shows how search for life is evolving   
Christian Science Monitor
The Cassini probe zipped through the icy plumes of Enceladus Wednesday, looking for evidence that the moon's hidden sea is habitable. The search for life in the solar system is increasingly pointing to new and less-accessible destinations.
October 28, 2015 in News: Cassini heads for daring flight through plumes of ...   Spaceflight Now
Cassini Seeks Insights to Life in Plumes of Enceladus, Saturn's Icy Moon   New York Times
Inside Cassini's Multi-Year Saturn MIssion (Infographic)   Space.com
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Gizmodo   
Wikipedia   
Cassini - NASA   
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Spaceflight Now
   
October 28, 2015 in Mission Reports: Station astronauts complete tedious spacewalk   
Spaceflight Now
Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov took this photo of Scott Kelly exiting the space station's Quest airlock at the start of Wednesday's spacewalk. Credit: Sergey Volkov/Roscosmos. Space station commander Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren carried out a ...
Astronaut completes spacewalk right before setting US record   Phys.Org
Rookie Spacewalkers Perform Critical Space Station Work   Yahoo News
Astronaut duo performs their first spacewalk outside Space Station   Mashable
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Quartz   
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Alaska Dispatch News
   
As large animals disappear, the loss of their poop hurts the planet   
Alaska Dispatch News
It only takes a glance at a history book and a look out the window to know that our planet has lost many of its biggest creatures: The world that was once home to mammoths and towering dinosaurs can now barely maintain stable populations of rhinos and ...


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CNN
   
The sky is falling, and scientists are amped   
CNN
Astronomers who've spotted the object think it's probably the abandoned upper stage from a man-made rocket finally coming home. (CNN) — Heads up! A mysterious object is headed for a fiery collision with Earth next month, but scientists say there's ...
Reentry data will help improve prediction models / Space Situational Awareness ...   ESA
WT1190F - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   Wikipedia

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