http://feed.informer.com/digests/MQCJ8MZJHI/feeder Science News Respective post owners and feed distributors Tue, 22 Jan 2013 09:53:08 -0600 Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/ https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:f02d2a38-bed7-6c13-6d17-3a0c5cdbe7d6 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 08:21:00 -0500 On July 15, 1975, the first joint space mission between the United States and the Soviet Union blasted off into orbit. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series! https://www.space.com/41172-cygnus-leaves-space-station-orbital-boost.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:cc603125-a7ca-73c8-7811-c16220ae309f Sun, 15 Jul 2018 08:00:00 -0500 A Cygnus cargo spacecraft left the International Space Station today (July 15), nearly two months after it arrived with supplies and science gear for the station's six-person crew. https://www.space.com/41165-venus-moon-conjunction-july-15.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:43f1090e-e2c2-c5a7-72ee-f7c10c06a80b Sun, 15 Jul 2018 06:55:00 -0500 Venus is due for a date with the moon tonight, July 15, with the two bodies appearing to dance within half an inch of each other in the western sky, depending on your location. https://www.space.com/41166-pluto-at-opposition-mobile-apps.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:ee87ab35-5b31-029e-818b-f8860b54795b Sun, 15 Jul 2018 06:50:00 -0500 This week, the small and distant dwarf planet Pluto will reach opposition, the time of the year when the object is closest to Earth and brightest in the sky. Here's how to track it with mobile apps. https://www.space.com/41125-two-chinese-launches-in-24-hours.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:4bd33f38-a281-4a2c-c336-63917e7aaac2 Sun, 15 Jul 2018 06:48:00 -0500 China launched twice July 9, with an early Long March 2C launch of two satellites for Pakistan into low Earth orbit being followed up with a Long March 3A mission to back up China's Beidou navigation satellite system. https://www.space.com/41170-icecube-neutrino-observatory.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:6ee5c2a4-4074-253b-269d-4c44d86b7177 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 07:33:00 -0500 Buried deep in the Antarctic ice, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory may solve one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy, answering the questions behind the origin of neutrinos and cosmic rays. https://www.space.com/41145-space-cruise-vacation-viking-orion-reflections.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:56ce023a-95d5-a009-66c6-91a92727dd8a Sat, 14 Jul 2018 06:57:00 -0500 Throughout history, humans have shared an innate interest in exploration — to travel to new reaches of our planet, and even our universe. https://www.space.com/41148-max-goes-to-jupiter-science-adventure.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:63a2cdc9-9f8b-6602-2504-069b3b78e4a4 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 06:54:00 -0500 What does it take to get a Rottweiler onto one of Jupiter's moons? Quite a lot, actually. https://www.space.com/41152-pluto-moon-charon-discovery-turns-40.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:66bc58d8-7158-ef20-c129-47b8cab5dbae Sat, 14 Jul 2018 06:52:00 -0500 Forty years ago, Pluto's largest moon Charon was discovered. https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:9dd705c5-964f-88a0-01d3-2052b210e1b0 Sat, 14 Jul 2018 06:48:00 -0500 On July 14, 2015, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto! See how it happened in our On This Day in Space! https://www.space.com/41169-cygnus-oa9-departs-space-station-webcast.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:78bb75ad-93bd-a50a-1f73-b4a58ed5595b Sat, 14 Jul 2018 06:47:00 -0500 A Cygnus cargo ship will separate from the International Space Station on Sunday (July 15), and you can watch its departure live online. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713135134.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:70136b20-616b-36cf-6875-f608cd39d224 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:51:34 -0500 Researchers say they may be able to estimate how glaciers moved by examining how the weight of the ice sheet altered topography and led to changes in the course of the river. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713135114.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:21bea8d0-9f62-2236-e130-2294f43a2ea7 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:51:14 -0500 The concentration of enterococci, bacteria that thrive in feces, has long been the federal standard for determining water quality. Researchers have now shown that the greatest influences on that concentration are the quantity of mammalian feces in the water, and the numbers of enterococci that glom onto floating particulate matter. https://www.space.com/41160-are-we-alone-serious-scientific-study.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:8ea9d7a0-3371-91d4-8650-24b35b9fc0f4 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:37:00 -0500 Unfortunately, neither of the answers feel satisfactory. To be alone in this vast universe is a lonely prospect. On the other hand, if we are not alone and there is someone or something more powerful out there, that too is terrifying. https://www.space.com/41161-crew-dragon-capsule-arrives-in-florida.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:34d88146-34d7-6dc7-db46-be5de4aac63e Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:30:00 -0500 Crew Dragon, SpaceX's capsule designed to carry astronauts into space, arrived in Florida this week. There, the spacecraft will continue preparations for its first test flight, which could take place as early as August. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713111957.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:f6ec296a-1267-5287-48b4-b7d5c909a568 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:19:57 -0500 Strawberries and tomatoes are among the most widely consumed fruits and vegetables worldwide. However, many people are allergic to them, especially if they have been diagnosed with birch pollen allergy. A team has investigated which strawberry or tomato varieties contain fewer allergens than others and to what extent cultivation or preparation methods are involved. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713111936.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:8486f1f6-4b28-7fdf-bb75-046b9fcec08e Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:19:36 -0500 Scientists estimate there are only 84 remaining highly endangered Amur leopards (Panthera pardus orientalis) remaining in the wild across its current range along the southernmost border of Primorskii Province in Russia and Jilin Province of China. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713111933.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:2c9ed90a-5b0f-31f2-bee7-8d99de710ae8 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:19:33 -0500 Scientists have measured the nutritional value of herbivore dinosaurs' diet by growing their food in atmospheric conditions similar to those found roughly 150 million years ago. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713111931.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:49bec185-2b50-3d33-35d7-3b84212b9577 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:19:31 -0500 New research suggests how distancing yourself from a decision may help you make the choice that produces the most benefit for you and others affected. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713111928.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:98443e48-ae05-1ddd-5887-9a11f11f6298 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:19:28 -0500 Latest calculation based on how subatomic muons interact with all known particles comes out just in time for comparison with precision measurements at new 'Muon g-2' experiment. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713111925.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:75ad2ce5-d57e-7eb1-7765-2bbb9556b078 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:19:25 -0500 New research has shown that mice, rats, and humans all commit the sunk cost fallacy. https://www.space.com/41144-commercial-crew-delays-threaten-iss-access.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:cdaeb8d5-590b-c04b-e1e3-2d54eb3eac5f Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:11:00 -0500 Amid growing concerns about commercial crew delays, a U.S. Government Accountability Office report recommended NASA share more schedule information with Congress and develop contingency plans to maintain access to the International Space Station. https://www.space.com/41150-hurricane-maria-devastation-shown-nasa-flyover.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:ec6d533f-301a-720b-f20d-c018d7c2dfb4 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 10:11:00 -0500 NASA is surveying the damage to Puerto Rico's forests after the devastation caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria. https://www.space.com/34-image-day.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:9e910e19-f6fa-43aa-4205-6532bb08c896 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 09:00:00 -0500 A tiny sliver of the waning crescent moon rises over Monmouth Beach, New Jersey in this photo taken by astrophotographer Steve Scanlon on Wednesday (July 11). https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713095140.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:de12f145-56fc-3e20-234b-c88b1669e951 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:51:40 -0500 Researchers have developed a ruthenium-based perovskite catalyst that shows strong activity even at low temperatures (down to 313 K). The reusable catalyst does not require additives, meaning that it can prevent the formation of toxic by-products. The oxidation of sulfides is a commercially important process with broad applications ranging from chemicals production to environmental management. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713095138.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:9ba36e21-e1bd-debb-31ff-0a9be0ea01fc Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:51:38 -0500 A new study offers decisive proof that South Korea's Ulsan city is affected by toxic substances contained in fine dust particles, regardless of the season. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713095138.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:9962cff5-a909-c863-d323-9646fda988f2 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:51:38 -0500 A new study offers decisive proof that South Korea's Ulsan city is affected by toxic substances contained in fine dust particles, regardless of the season. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713095135.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:7681087c-4619-480c-bc76-85515904c421 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:51:35 -0500 Each memory is stored in a specific population of neurons called engram cells. When a memory is linked with another to generate an associative memory, two memory traces overlap. At the same time, individual memories maintain their own identities. Using two overlapping fear memories in mice, researchers show that synapse-specific plasticity guarantees both storage and identity of individual memories. They also show that memory traces no longer exist in the brain after complete retrograde amnesia. https://www.space.com/39251-on-this-day-in-space.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:b6ad5b75-8eb4-dd10-61ed-46de4b31e4df Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:45:00 -0500 On July 13, 1969, the Soviet Union launched its Luna 15 spacecraft on a mission to the moon. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space! https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093553.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:5b069af5-b139-6148-9fc8-aeb384cfd78a Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:53 -0500 Every day roughly three new stroke suspects are rushed by ambulance to Helsinki University Hospital Emergency Department to be considered for urgent clot-busting thrombolytic therapy or thrombectomy to prevent permanent stroke caused by acute cerebral ischemia. But perilously, out of one hundred such 'thrombolysis candidates' only half is actually caused by this condition and the rest have other kinds of diagnoses. Despite the tremendous time-pressure, the rapid diagnoses need to be accurate. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093550.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:f35461c7-7742-1345-9fce-812753ec8523 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:50 -0500 Researchers have developed a new technique to quickly teach robots novel traversal behaviors with minimal human oversight. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093547.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:ba228431-2225-0289-0f46-89710ab42a88 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:47 -0500 Researchers have discovered that being initially uncertain when faced with making critical mission-related decisions based on various forms of information may lead to better overall results in the end. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093545.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:58ebbf77-5a38-7005-b1d3-e56a19143bf6 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:45 -0500 Scientists have imposed conditions on how dark matter may interact with ordinary matter. In the search for direct detection of dark matter, the experimental focus has been on WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles, the hypothetical particles thought to make up dark matter. But the research team invokes a different theory to challenge the WIMP paradigm: the self-interacting dark matter model, or SIDM. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093542.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:da08164f-fb11-a66b-7cad-d687f8470e92 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:42 -0500 Who follows scientists on Twitter? Researchers found that scientists with fewer than 1,000 followers primarily reach other scientists. However, scientists with more than 1,000 followers have more types of followers, including those in the "outreach" category. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093539.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:b03bd935-397d-d6d6-2250-d628e5e096b2 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:39 -0500 Researchers have identified a mechanism for signaling brain nerve cells through excitatory synaptic binding proteins. The finding provides important clues to understanding the principles of synaptic nerve transmission and thus can be used to analyze the fundamental causes of brain diseases and treat them. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093536.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:a9d2534c-3563-2024-eb8c-e9487c9e4bd5 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:36 -0500 Researchers have created a vaccine that protects against malaria infection in mouse models, paving the way for the development of a human vaccine that works by targeting the specific protein that parasites use to evade the immune system. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093531.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:e33802fa-c07b-8262-a82c-75faf134abac Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:31 -0500 Researchers have calculated the capacity of North American forests to sequester carbon in a detailed analysis that for the first time integrates natural processes and climate changes that are likely to alter growth over the next 60 years. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093526.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:63bb9f0e-e147-ab27-53ae-acfe5d64e3fd Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:26 -0500 A new way to examine stress and inflammation in the heart will help Parkinson's researchers test new therapies and explore an unappreciated way the disease puts people at risk of falls and hospitalization. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093523.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:88adb6c7-23d9-ce32-5b50-6e723919db4e Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:23 -0500 Research in mice shows that a pharmacological strategy can alleviate multiple behavioral and cellular deficiencies in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of intellectual disability. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180713093520.htm ScienceDaily: Latest Science News urn:uuid:19cfeb87-0284-347a-419f-3ebbc18bf340 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:35:20 -0500 When it comes to diagnosing a condition in which the plasma cells that normally make antibodies to protect us instead become cancerous, it may be better to look at the urine as well as the serum of our blood for answers, pathologists say. https://www.space.com/41153-gravitational-waves-could-solve-hubble-constant.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:b24e0350-c826-58e8-6168-ba10eb2a16f2 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 08:08:00 -0500 A so-far unseen celestial collision could be astronomers' best bet for figuring out just how quickly the universe is expanding. https://www.space.com/36316-the-most-amazing-space-stories-of-the-week.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:c8f8caa2-a89d-e8dc-bcd9-04d00c060692 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 07:04:00 -0500 Saturn's singing, a ghost particle is traced to its source, and NASA may have found organics on Mars in the 1970's — it's Space.com's best news stories of the week. https://www.space.com/41159-historic-launch-towers-toppled-cape-canaveral.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:84ad5688-ee40-4999-f235-7a86046a6f49 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:03:00 -0500 The last two launch towers to stand at Cape Canaveral since the dawn of the Space Age are no more. https://www.space.com/41158-nasa-tess-exoplanet-hunter-science-operations-july.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:304d614c-b0f8-be14-8fdf-96f35899be23 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:02:00 -0500 NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will begin its search for alien worlds before the end of July, if everything goes according to plan. https://www.space.com/41157-white-house-nominates-morhard-deputy-administrator.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:31e9c747-5a60-0aad-ea0c-473c38d08e81 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0500 The White House nominated a veteran Senate aide with little space experience to be NASA's deputy administrator July 12, a month after the agency's administrator said he wanted someone with technical expertise for the job. https://www.space.com/41168-spacex-boat-mr-steven-bigger-net.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:5026168d-9acc-eae1-4e85-2266a0b9050e Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:00:00 -0500 Mr. Steven now has some more margin for error. SpaceX has outfitted the speedy boat with a much larger net, to give it a better chance of plucking payload fairings — the nose cones that surround spacecraft during launch — out of the sky. https://www.space.com/41155-icecube-neutrino-discovery-halzen-interview.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:8b90f3de-352c-a87f-2887-e13df0088a27 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:58:00 -0500 IceCube Neutrino Observatory principal investigator Francis Halzen talks about how researchers worked together to track a high-energy neutrino to its source for the first time. https://www.space.com/41151-godfather-of-icecube-hunting-neutrinos-interview.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:30f9ed98-daac-b53a-b3e0-6a0b76663249 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:57:00 -0500 IceCube principle investigator Francis Halzen discusses how the unique observatory was built and the plans for its future. https://www.space.com/41164-mining-moon-water-plans-take-shape.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:9a3e655b-2d90-b1b1-809d-f123b7798f47 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 03:04:00 -0500 Scientists, engineers and mining technologists have begun blueprinting what hardware and missions are required to explore and establish a prospecting campaign for water ice at the poles of Earth's moon. https://www.space.com/32252-amazing-images.html SPACE.com urn:uuid:2ab8c52f-1b12-e05e-da4c-9006d4587de9 Fri, 13 Jul 2018 03:04:00 -0500 Here are our picks for the most amazing space photos of the week.