2015年7月30日 星期四

2015-07-31 Singapore Science


The News International
   
Astronomers find star with three super-earths   
DAWN.com
PARIS: Astronomers said on Thursday they had found a planetary system with three super-earths orbiting a bright, dwarf star — one of them likely a volcanic world of molten rock. The four-planet system had been hiding out in the M-shaped, northern ...

Three 'Super-Earths' Spotted Around Nearby Star   Discovery News

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The Straits Times
   
S'pore-US team 'takes first step to reviving mammoth'   
The Straits Times
Work by Singapore scientists on the long-extinct woolly mammoth is opening the door to resurrecting this ice age creature from the dead. The team has produced, for the first time, a high-resolution genome or genetic blueprint of the giant mammal. This ...

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TODAYonline
   
Little chance that wreckage will solve MH370 mystery, say researchers   
TODAYonline
A woman leaves a message of support and hope for the passengers of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 in central Kuala Lumpur, on March 16, 2014. Photo: Reuters. mail · print. View all 0 comments ...

Tsunami debris shows why plane part may not solve MH370 mystery   The Australian Financial Review
Tsunami debris shows why plane part may not solve Flight 370 mystery   Chicago Tribune

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TODAYonline
   
Prioritizing key to climate change battle in Indonesia   
Jakarta Post
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)'s latest pledge to award US$5 million to Indonesia is encouraging news. If the Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF) uses it to address the right problems, the money could make a ...

Mangroves can play big role in tackling climate change   TODAYonline

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The Guardian
   
Opposition to autonomous warfare swells to 16000 signatories   
The Guardian
GLaDOS, the malicious AI from the Portal series of video games. Image: Valve Photograph: Valve. Alex Hern and Julia Powles. Thursday 30 July 2015 08.59 EDT Last modified on Thursday 30 July 2015 10.53 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter ...

Why We Should Welcome 'Killer Robots' -- Not Ban Them   Gizmodo Australia
UN Should Ban Artificial Intelligence Weapons - Advocacy Group   Sputnik International
Robots can kill but they don't understand us   The Straits Times
Irish Times   
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Los Angeles Times
   
After a bounce, Rosetta's Philae lander serves up cometary surprises   
Los Angeles Times
Scientists with the European Space Agency's Rosetta mission may have had a scare when the Philae lander bounced off of the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, but the bumpy touchdown actually had a silver lining: It allowed them to take ...

Comet probe finds key ingredients for life   USA TODAY
After bumpy landing, Philae provides insight on comet   Toronto Sun
Media caption The Philae lander may have found evidence of a "frozen ...   BBC News
Sky News   
Economic Times   
Christian Science Monitor   
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Communities Digital News
   
Dazzling lead up to July's 'once in a blue moon' moon   
The Age
A blue moon, thick and full, illuminated the sky above Melbourne on Thursday night and brought social media snappers out in droves. Moon over #Melbourne #moon #lunar #night #sky pic.twitter.com/LitjcKuQte. — Tony Gough (@tonygough) July 28, 2015 ...

Blue Moon early Friday has astronomy buffs looking to the sky   San Jose Mercury News
Blue moon, 2nd full moon in July, to arrive early tomorrow   CBC.ca
Friday's 'blue moon' happens only every three years   Fox News Latino
Miami Herald   
NBC Southern California   
Bradenton Herald   
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CNN
   
Nearest rocky planet outside our solar system found   
CNN
(CNN) Astronomers have confirmed the discovery of the nearest rocky planet outside of our solar system. The planet orbits a star in another solar system about 21-light years away. It cannot be seen from Earth with the naked eye. The planet is bigger ...
There's a Rocky Exoplanet Just 21 Light-Years Away   Gizmodo
NASA space telescope discovers Earth's closest rocky neighbor   Engadget
We've just found the closest rocky planet outside our solar system   Irish Examiner
Mashable   
Orlando Sentinel   
CNET   
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Christian Science Monitor
   
Are brown dwarfs stars or planets?   
Christian Science Monitor
Researchers have found evidence of auroras, phenomena typically associated with planets, on brown dwarf stars. By Denise Hassanzade Ajiri, Staff writer July 30, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. An artist's concept of brilliant auroras on the brown ...
Alien dwarf 'star' flashes her dazzling brown rear at stunned space boffins   The Register
Astronomers discover first aurora beyond our solar system   Livemint
"Failed Stars" Host Stunningly Bright Auroras   Forbes
News Every day   
BBC News   
CBC.ca   
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NBCNews.com
   
Scientists Create Robotic Insect That Can Jump on Water   
NBCNews.com
Mimicking a real-life bug known as the water strider, a team of international researchers has created a robotic insect that can jump on water without making a splash. "I'm just fascinated by how the water striders can jump on water and I'm really ...
Jumping Robotic Insect Can Run Across Water   Science World Report
Bug-Inspired Bots Can Leap Off Liquid Water   Tech Times
The first machine that can jump on water   Ars Technica
Popular Mechanics   
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