2014年10月30日 星期四

2014-10-31 Singapore Science

  National Geographic   
Antares Rocket's Launch Pad Escaped Major Damage, Orbital Says  NBCNews.com
The site of this week's spectacular Antares rocket explosion in Virginia appears to have escaped significant damage, and some of the payloads from the commercial Cygnus capsule may be recoverable, Orbital Sciences Corp. said Thursday. Orbital built the ...

Orbital's Rocket Update Points to Propulsion Failure   Wall Street Journal
A (Difficult) Day in the Solar System   The Planetary Society (blog)
Antares Failure Casts Doubt On U.S. Commercial Launch Strategy   Forbes
Bangkok Post   
Economic Times   
The Guardian   
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  Chinadaily USA   
Rich pay sky-high prices for meteorites  Chinadaily USA
One small check to a businessman, one giant leap for a meteorite: After journeys of millions of kilometers, rocks formed from the primordial soup of the solar system have landed on the walls of a Chinese showroom.
Chinese rich pay sky-high meteorite prices   Independent Online
Burning passion: Chinese rich pay sky-high meteorite prices   AsiaOne

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  Daily News & Analysis   
National Guard arrives in Hawaii town threatened by molten lava  Daily News & Analysis
National Guard troops arrived in a Hawaii town threatened by a slow-moving river of molten lava on Thursday, and were greeted with cheers by residents of the Big Island community where they are to provide security as the volcanic flow advances. The lava ...

National Guard Arrives in Hawaii Town Threatened by lava   NDTV
3 things to know about slow-moving lava threatening homes in Hawaii   CTV News
June 27 lava flow stalls   West Hawaii Today
Washington Post   
Science Recorder   
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  MiamiHerald.com   
Investigators search for Amelia Earhart's ghost in old Miami Herald photo  MiamiHerald.com
A photograph that lay forgotten in Miami Herald archives for three-quarters of a century might have moved investigators a huge step forward in solving one of aviation's most enduring mysteries — the disappearance of pioneering female aviator Amelia Earhart ...

Metal panel found on Pacific island may have come from Amelia Earhart plane   CTV News
Sleuths have new hope in search for Earhart plane   seattlepi.com
Has Amelia Earhart's plane finally been found? Not so fast   The Guardian

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  BBC News   
New species of frog found in New York city  Sydney Morning Herald
Los Angeles: Some people might travel to tropical islands to discover new species. Not Jeremy Feinberg. The Brooklyn-based ecologist found a species of frog that was brand-new to science right in New York City. The recently discovered frog is known ...

Meet Rana kauffeldi or Atlantic Coast leopard frog discovered in the heart of NYC   Tech Times
Hear That? It's New York City's Newest Frog Species   TakePart
New leopard frog 'Rana Kauffeldi' identified after 30 years   The Hoops News
Metro.us   
Science Times   
Christian Science Monitor   
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  BBC News   
Newt flesh fungus 'brought by pets from Asia'  BBC News
Zoologists say a skin-eating fungus threatens salamanders and newts across Europe, and probably arrived on pet amphibians imported from Asia. It was discovered in the Netherlands in 2013 after wiping out all but 10 of the country's fire salamanders.
'Ebola for newts' could hit the UK   Daily Mail
More and more salamanders are dying from a skin-eating fungus   The Week Magazine
Killer fungus could wipe out salamander population   Tech Times
Inquirer.net   
Inferse   
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  DigitalJournal.com   
Russian spacecraft delivers cargo to International Space Station  DigitalJournal.com
Moscow - The robotic Russian spacecraft Progress 57 has successfully delivered almost three tons of cargo to the International Space Station not many hours after a commercial US rocket suffered a catastrophic explosion shortly after it was launched.
Ukraine Denies Role in Explosion of US Rocket   The Moscow Times
With successful ISS launch, is Russia beating the U.S.?   Daily Digest
Russian Soyuz 2-1A rocket takes off towards ISS successfully   WallStreet OTC
Times of India   
Telegraph.co.uk   
Voice of America   
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  NDTV   
China's Lunar Probe Travels 100 Million Kilometres Into Deep Space  NDTV
Beijing: China's second lunar probe, Chang'e-2, which travelled 100 million km into deep space in July, the longest journey a Chinese spacecraft made so far, is in good shape, a senior engineer said today. The lunar probe, launched on October 1, 2010, has ...

Chang'e-2 lunar probe 100 million km away from earth   Xinhua
Chinese Spacecraft Takes Iconic Photo of the Moon and Earth   Slate Magazine (blog)
Earth's blue beauty glimpsed from far side of the moon   New Scientist
The Hindu   
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  Inside Costa Rica   
Costa Rica on alert after volcano spews ash toward capital  The Star Online
Handout picture released by Costa Rica's Sismic and Volcanalogical Observatory (OVSICORI) of the Turrialba volcano in eruption, some 65 km southwest of San Jose. - AFP. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Oct 30, 2014 (AFP) - Costa Rican authorities issued an ...

Costa Rica on alert after Turrialba volcano spews ash   BBC News
Biggest Turrialba Eruption in 150 Years Could Signify Impending Lava Flows   The Costa Rica News
Turrialba Volcano explosions in Costa Rica prompt advisory alerts in 5 Cartago ...   The Tico Times
The West Australian   
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  Mother Jones   
32 Countries Where Global Warming Could Make Violence Worse  Mother Jones
Recently, the Pentagon released a disturbing report. Climate change, it warned, will exacerbate problems like terrorism and disease outbreaks, drain military resources, and create new enemies. The report said that the military's basic operations—everything ...

Bangladesh tops 32 nations in climate risk chart   Business Standard
Climate change a 'threat multiplier for farming-dependent nations: report   The Age
REFILE-Climate change a "threat multiplier" for farming-dependent states-analysis   Reuters Africa
Businessweek   
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