2014年12月19日 星期五

2014-12-20 Canada English Science


The Register
   
Kepler's still got it! Space telescope spots SUPER-EARTH 180 light years away   
The Register
Don't panic, US Navy has only deployed a ROBOT SHARK (but where are the lasers?) Woz moves to Oz · Scrooges rejoice! Beancounters find formula for perfect Xmas party · 30,000 people buy a box of BOVINE EXCREMENT · Boggling bum babe Kim fails ...

NASA's Kepler telescope identifies new 'Super Earth'   CNET
NASA's Kepler spacecraft finds first alien planet of new mission   Fox News
Its funding may have been eliminated, but that didn't stop a Canadian satellite ...   National Post
New York Times   
Chicago Tribune   
ABC News   
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The Province
   
Super-Earth confirmed by UBC astronomer using MOST space telescope   
CBC.ca
A UBC astronomer and a Canadian space telescope played pivotal roles in the discovery of a new planet — a so-called Super-Earth — found orbiting a sun well beyond our solar system. Professor Jaymie Matthews says researchers first spotted clues to the ...

UBC Astronomer Aids in Discovering New Planet   KelownaNow
UBC astronomers discover potential 'waterworld' in our galactic neighbourhood   Vancouver Sun
Nearby "Waterworld" Discovered by UBC Astronomers   E Canada Now
University of British Columbia   
The Province   
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Sun News Network
   
Beavers make a comeback, study finds   
Sun News Network
After being nearly eradicated by over-trapping a century ago, the Canadian icons are now plentiful, with a population that sprawls three continents and covers an area the size of Switzerland, University of Saskatchewan researchers have found. "We found ...


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Microfinance Monitor
   
NASA Voyager I Experiencing 'tsunami wave' 3rd Time: Scientist   
Microfinance Monitor
Voyager communicates back to antennas on Earth with a 23-watt transmitter (or, more precisely, 22.4-watt on Voyager 1 and 23-watt on Voyager 2), which is about the equivalent of a refrigerator light bulb. By the time those signals get back to Earth, they are ...

Voyager 1 Surfs a Cosmic Tsunami   Full-Time Whistle
Voyager 1 Riding an Interstellar Tsunami Wave Beyond the Solar System   Chinatopix
Voyager is still riding shock wave in interstellar space   UPI.com

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CBC.ca
   
The fight for who owns the Arctic: The players & their strategy   
CBC.ca
Geophysicist Christian Marcussen of the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland says the data they have proves the Lomonosov ridge is the natural extension of the Greenland shelf. (AP/John McConnico, File). Listen. Denmark may be the latest ...

Denmark's claim to North Pole fans geopolitical rivalry   Financial Times
Denmark stakes its claim in the war for the North Pole   Sydney Morning Herald
Fight for the pole a photo op   Hamilton Spectator
Guelph Mercury   
Huffington Post Canada   
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Advisory committee set up to study Atlantic Salmon decline   
Journal Pioneer
Atlantic salmon swim in a pen, Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, in Eastport, Maine, where the 2008 harvest is likely to total more than 20 million pounds. An international conservation organization is warning that large Atlantic salmon could suffer the same devastating ...

Feds to create ministerial advisory committee to study Atlantic salmon decline   Winnipeg Free Press
Canada sets up advisory panel to study Atlantic salmon decline   Undercurrent News
Minister Shea Announces the Creation of a Ministerial Advisory Committee on ...   Digital Journal
St. John Valley Times   
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WUWM
   
Winter arrives this weekend   
KSLA-TV
This weekend marks the arrival of astronomical winter with the occurrence of the winter solstice at 5:03pm on Sunday. The winter solstice marks the point in the Earth's orbit around the sun when the northern hemisphere reaches it's greatest tilt away from the ...

What's On: Marking the winter solstice and more   CBC.ca
Light for solstice   Powell River Peak
It's going to be a dark weekend!   CJFW
Leader and Times   
WUWM   
Poughkeepsie Journal   
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Express.co.uk
   
Christmas ogres, Northern Lights and icy glaciers: Discover Reykjavik   
Express.co.uk
Up in the hills around Reykjavik, the snow was bright and the sky was dark. In the distance, the city's amber lights glowed softly. It was a peaceful scene, aside from the bitter Arctic wind that stung our cheeks and caused our scarves to unravel. Nobody ...

Trip Tips: Iceland's Lights require patience, warm clothes   Reuters
Iceland's Northern Lights require patience, warm clothes   Hindustan Times

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MiamiHerald.com
   
Lava Could Reach Hawaii Shopping Center in 8 Days   
New York Times
PAHOA, Hawaii — Lava flowing in a rural Hawaii town continues to slow down and is estimated to reach a shopping center in about eight days. Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira said Friday that could change and is based on the current ...

Hawaii Lava Flow Update: Marketplace, Pahoa Village Center Could Be Hit By ...   International Business Times
Pahoa businesses move out, National Guard heads in as lava approaches   KHON2

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Hamilton Spectator
   
Bird counters expect 'little nuggets' on Dec. 26   
Hamilton Spectator
The presence of warblers and a Painted bunting in the Hamilton area points to an exciting time for birders taking part in the annual bird count by the Hamilton Naturalists' Club. Those birds should have flown south by this time of year — in the case of warblers, ...

Christmas Bird Count is here   News & Observer
DAY TRIPPER: Spotting gulls, gannets, and goldfinches in the wintry dawn   TheChronicleHerald.ca (registration)
Wapello County participates in Christmas Bird Count   KTVO
Castanet.net   
High River Times   
www.insideottawavalley.com/   
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