Google Alert - Science

	Science As-it-happens update ⋅ August 27, 2019
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	Washington Post A secretive space drone just broke its own orbit record, and almost no one knows what it's doing Washington Post The X-37B — the Air Force's ultra-secretive, astronaut-free spacecraft that looks like a miniaturized space shuttle — just broke its own flight record of 719 days in continuous orbit. What, exactly, the experimental spacecraft has been doing for almost exactly two ... Flag as irrelevant
	Spaceflight Now Live coverage: Dragon supply ship heading back to Earth today Spaceflight Now Live coverage of the departure of SpaceX's Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with several tons of experiment samples and cargo. SpaceX and NASA will not provide live video coverage of the ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNN An asteroid larger than some of the world's tallest buildings will zip by Earth next month CNN (CNN) On September 14, an asteroid will pass by Earth that's larger than some of the tallest buildings on the planet. Asteroid 2000 QW7 is estimated to be between 290 meters and 650 meters in diameter, or between 951 and 2,132 feet, according to NASA. Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Acid oceans are shrinking plankton, fueling faster climate change Phys.Org Increasingly acidic oceans are putting algae at risk, threatening the foundation of the entire marine food web. Our research into the effects of CO₂-induced changes to microscopic ocean algae—called phytoplankton—was published today in Nature Climate ... Flag as irrelevant
	Phys.Org Researchers describe a new fireworm bioluminescence system Phys.Org Bioluminescence of Odontosyllis undecimdonta worm and its secreted mucus. Credit: Prof. Yuichi Oba (Chubu University, Japan). A collaborative effort by an international team of scientists has led to to the discovery of a new luciferin from fireworm. Flag as irrelevant
	Livescience.com Mars Missions Stop in Their Tracks as Red Planet Drifts to the Far Side of Sun Livescience.com All of NASA's spacecraft on Mars are about to find themselves on their own, running simplified routines and cut off from their masters on Earth. That's because something big is about to come between the two planets — an electromagnetic energy source that's ... Flag as irrelevant
	The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel "Clouds of Rock" –Nighsides of Hot Jupiter Exoplanets The Daily Galaxy --Great Discoveries Channel Using data from the Spitzer Space and the Hubble Space telescopes, a new study by astronomers from the McGill Space Institute has found that the temperature on the nightsides of different hot Jupiters is surprisingly uniform at about 800°C, suggesting the ... Flag as irrelevant
	Earth.com Utah's red rock metronome Science Daily Date: August 26, 2019; Source: University of Utah; Summary: At about the same rate that your heart beats, a Utah rock formation called Castleton Tower gently vibrates, keeping time and keeping watch over the sandstone desert. Swaying like a skyscraper, the ... Flag as irrelevant
	RNZ Pumice island size of Manhattan floating in Pacific after underwater volcano erupts Yahoo News UK An underwater volcano is the likely source of a pumice stone island, the size of Manhattan, which has formed in the Pacific. The huge mass of stone, near to Tonga, has been floating through the Pacific for the last two weeks, and follows reports of plumes of ... Flag as irrelevant
	CNET Amazon rainforest fires spread ghostly smoke in dramatic ISS images CNET Luca Parmitano snapped this view of smoke from the Amazon rainforest fires on Aug. 24. ESA/NASA–L. Parmitano. The Amazon rainforest in South America has been on fire for weeks, spreading smoke across the land and leaving the world watching as the ... Flag as irrelevant
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