2014年11月18日 星期二

2014-11-19 U.K. Science

  BBC News   
Comet landing: Organic molecules detected by Philae  BBC News
The Philae lander has detected organic molecules on the surface of its comet, scientists have confirmed. Carbon-containing "organics" are the basis of life on Earth and may give clues to chemical ingredients delivered to our planet early in its history.
Camera clues could lead to finding comet lander Philae   Irish Independent
Philae lander 'sniffed' organic molecules on comet before hibernation   RT
Philae lander detects organic molecules on surface of comet   The Guardian
Washington Post   
The Star Online   
Sky News   
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  ABC Online   
Japan plans new Antarctic whale hunt  ABC Online
Japan has unveiled plans to resume whale hunting in the Southern Ocean, but has said it will slash the quota of its scientific whaling program. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled earlier this year that Japan's decades-old whale hunt should stop, ...

Japan to expand its Antarctic whaling area   Stuff.co.nz
Japan Cuts Antarctic Whale Quota   Discovery News
Japan cuts whaling target in bid to resume hunt   Daily Mail
The Guardian   
Reuters   
Independent Online   
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  BBC News   
UK 'to lead moon landing' funded by public contributions  BBC News
A British-led consortium has outlined its plans to land a robotic probe on the Moon in 10 years' time. Its aim is to raise £500m for the project from donations by the public. In return, donors would be able to have photos, text and their DNA included in a time ...

For sale for £64, a place on the Moon to call your own   Yorkshire Post
Return to the Moon: Lunar Mission One will crowd-source it's way to space   Sen (subscription)
Lunar Mission One plans to drill 100 METRES into the moon   Daily Mail
The Guardian   
Mirror.co.uk   
WGNO   
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  BBC News   
National Air Traffic Services releases timelapse tour of UK airspace  BBC News
A timelapse video showing thousands of planes flying in and out of the UK has been released by National Air Traffic Services. Around 6,000 flights take off and land across the region during an average 24-hour period. Air traffic experts collected radar data to ...

Air traffic timelapse: untangling Britain's plane-filled skies   Telegraph.co.uk
Video shows world's busiest heliport in Aberdeen   Aberdeen Evening Express
Amazing time lapse video of the thousands of flights coming in and out of the UK ...   Metro
The Week UK   
Scunthorpe Telegraph   
Mashable   
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  GT: Global Trader   
UKSA Dedicates $50 Million to International Partnership Space Program  Satellite Today
Science Minister Greg Clark visits Airbus Defence and Space with UK ESA astronaut Tim Peake. Photo: UK Space Agency (Max Alexander). [Via Satellite 11-18-2014] The United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA) has allocated approximately $50 million to ...

UK Space Agency opens fund   Portsmouth News
UK Space Agency to invest £32m   Insider Media
UK Space Industry Gets £32m Government Grant   Sky News
Hertfordshire Mercury   
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  CNN   
Back off #shirtstorm scientist, supporters say Rosetta scientist causes uproar for ...  CNN
(CNN) -- Supporters are coming to the defense of Matt Taylor, the scientist who helped land a space probe on a comet last week and simultaneously sparked cries of sexism with his choice of clothing. During the live stream of the Philae probe landing, Taylor ...

London's mayor launches stellar defense of scientist's heavenly bodies shirt   Fox News
Feminists reinforce their worst stereotypes by making a scandal of Rosetta ...   National Post
Dr Matt Taylor: Boris Johnson compares attacks on scientist to 'a scene from ...   The Independent
Mirror.co.uk   
Los Angeles Times   
TIME   
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  BBC News   
Pilot whales spotted off Essex coast  BBC News
A pod of pilot whales spotted off the Essex coast are being herded out to sea by marine experts. The 40-strong group is a mile offshore between Jaywick and Brightlingsea. The mammals are not often seen close to the coast, a British Divers Marine Life ...

Efforts made to prevent large pod of pilot whales beaching themselves in the ...   Ipswich Star
Forty pilot whales spotted in the River Blackwater, two beached at St Lawrence   Essex Chronicle

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  Daily Mail   
Spiderman-style gloves let you climb up walls of GLASS  Daily Mail
But, unlike the sucker-gloves employed by Mr Cruise, or the science fiction of Marvel comic books, the latest gecko devices are real and technologically sophisticated. RELATED ARTICLES. Previous; 1; Next. The art of ENGINEERING: From the kaleidoscopic ...

Geckos inspire scientists in US military-developed Spider-Man suit project   The Guardian
Gecko inspires 'spider man' climb   Yahoo News UK
Gecko-inspired adhesives allow people to climb walls   Science Now
MIT Technology Review   
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  BBC News   
Sun's magnetic field boosts lightning strikes across the UK  BBC News
The number of lightning strikes across the UK has been significantly affected by solar activity, according to new research. Scientists say the Sun's magnetic field is bending the Earth's own field, increasing our exposure to cosmic rays. These rays are believed ...

Sun's magnetic field alters lightning strikes on Earth   environmentalresearchweb
Rotating solar magnetic fields pull electric storms towards Earth   Daily Mail

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  BBC News   
Russia tests 'satellite catcher'  BBC News
Russia may be testing a satellite capable of chasing down other orbiting spacecraft, observers say. Such technology could be used for a wide variety of uses, including to repair malfunctioning spacecraft, but also to destroy or disable them. The Kosmos 2499 ...

U.S. fearful that Russia may have set up a satellite killer in space   Frontline Desk
Russian Space Object 2014-28E Sparks Worries About 'Satellite Killer'   NBCNews.com
A mysterious Russian space object could be the return of the 'satellite killer'   Washington Post
Beta Wired   
Tech Times   
Times of India   
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