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BBC News – Sun’s blood pressure benefits ‘may outdo cancer risks’
The health benefits of exposing skin to sunlight may far outweigh the risk of developing skin cancer, according to Edinburgh University scientists. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
School canceled due to `good weather’
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — And a rallying cry goes up around the office: Original post on tribune.com Comments on reddit.com
Kathleen Miles: If Koch Brothers Buy LA Times, Half of Staff May Quit
Whichever owner wins out, change is coming, and LA readers and journalists need to be paying attention. The LA Times largely decides what is LA news. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on reddit.com
Faint Young Sun – Planetary Science
BBC News – Earth’s core far hotter than thought
Researchers revisit measurements to determine the temperature of the Earth’s core, finding it to be 6,000C – as hot as the surface of the Sun. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
NASA lets us watch the Sun spin for 3 years in 4 minute video – Science!
Back in February 2010 NASA launched the Solar Dynamics Observatory–a 3-axis stabilized satellite and fully redundant spacecraft that will observe the Sun for five years. It has five years of additional fuel on [...] Original post on geek.com Comments on reddit.com
Astronomers hint that our Sun won’t terminate as the typical planetary nebula
Textbooks often cite that planetary nebulae (PNe, plural) represent an endstate for lower-mass single stars. But conversely, recent research suggests that most PNe stem from binary systems. The lowest mass star theorized to form the typical PN is near 1 solar mass, and thus without a companion the Sun… Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Earth is closer to the edge of Sun’s habitable zone
Climate could become a Original post on physicsworld.com Comments on reddit.com
Rare find backs shape-shifting neutrino
Physicists announced further proof Wednesday for a theory that mysterious particles called neutrinos which go ‘missing’ on the journey from the Sun to Earth are in fact shape-shifting along the way, arriving undetected. Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Shipwreck may contain near-mythical Viking navigation aid
Incredible NASA collage shows the Sun at different wavelengths – Geekquinox
From the blog Geekquinox: NASA released a truly incredible collage image of the Sun today, showing what it looks like at different wavelengths: [ Related: Why NASA Scientists Observe the Sun in Different Wavelengths ] The picture was created by stitching together pieces of … Continue reading Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Zoologger: The first solar-powered vertebrate – life – 18 January 2013
The spotted salamander is the first backboned animal known to harness sunlight to make food – with the help of photosynthetic algae Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
Another Earth Just 12 Light-Years Away? – ScienceNOW
Another Earth Just 12 Light-Years Away? – ScienceNOW Original post on sciencemag.org Comments on reddit.com
Astronomers Discover Youngest Solar System Yet – Astronomy
An international group of astronomers using the Submillimeter Array and the Combined Array for Millimeter-Wave Astronomy has found evidence of what might be youngest still-forming solar system yet detected. Original post on sci-news.com Comments on reddit.com
NASA – The Day the Sun Brought Darkness
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Can cobalt nanoparticles replace platinum?
Platinum works well as a catalyst in hydrogen fuel cells, but it has at least two drawbacks: It is expensive, and it degrades over time. Brown chemists have engineered a cheaper and more durable catalyst using graphene, cobalt, and cobalt-oxide — the best nonplatinum catalyst yet. Their report appears in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Original post on brown.edu Comments on reddit.com
BBC News – Planet with four suns discovered by volunteers
Astronomers discover a planet – about six times bigger than Earth – whose skies are lit by four different suns, some 5,000 light-years away. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
“Once in a Civilization” Comet to Zip past Earth Next Year
As it flares out of the distant Oort Cloud, the newly discovered comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) appears to be heading on a trajectory that could make… Original post on scientificamerican.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC – Future – Science – Environment – Implant humans with algae so we can ‘eat the sun’
Deep sea biologist Chuck Fisher says we should implant algae into humans to allow us to photosynthesis like plants and cut down on our food needs. Original post on bbc.com Comments on reddit.com
NASA – NASA’s Chandra Shows Milky Way is Surrounded by Halo of Hot Gas
Chandra finds evidence that the Milky Way Galaxy is embedded in an enormous halo of hot gas that extends for hundreds of thousands of light years. Original post on nasa.gov Comments on reddit.com
Two alien planets found with twin suns – Technology – science – Space – Space.com – NBCNews.com
Astronomers have for the first time discovered two alien planets whirling around a pair of stars: a complete solar system with twin suns just like Luke Skywalker’s fictional home world Tatooine. Original post on msn.com Comments on reddit.com
Summer-time climate impacts of projected megapolitan expansion in Arizona: Nature Climate Change: Nature Publishing Group
Regional climates can be modified by urban development affecting the radiation and hydrological balances. This study looks at the expanding megapolitan area in the Sun Corridor, Arizona, USA, and models local climate change in line with urban development. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
BBC – Future – Science & Environment – Fusion: The quest to recreate the Sun’s power on Earth
Gaia Vince watches the construction of the world’s biggest fusion energy reactor and wonders whether this ambitious and expensive project will actually work. Original post on bbc.com Comments on reddit.com
Solar Storm Expected to Hit Earth Tuesday – Solar Flares & CMEs – Space.com
An M6-class solar flare erupted from the sun over the weekend, triggering a solar storm that is expected to deliver a glancing blow to Earth on July 31. Original post on space.com Comments on reddit.com
Heatwave: Stunning new images reveal the million degree outer atmosphere of the Sun – Mail Online
It is a forbidding place where temperatures reach a million degrees, and violent storms can cause havoc on Earth. Astronomers have now revealed the unprecedented high resolution pictures which reveal what really goes on in the atmosphere of our sun. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on digg.com
“Dramatic” New Maya Temple Found, Covered With Giant Faces
Once blood red, the monument depicts the sun god as shark, blood drinker, and jaguar—and sheds new light on the Maya god-king connection. Original post on nationalgeographic.com Comments on reddit.com
NASA – More Eruptions from Active Region 1476
The sun erupted with an M-class flare that peaked at 9:47 PM EDT on May 17, 2012. A CME also burst from the sun at 9:48 PM EDT, traveling at over 930 miles per second. Original post on nasa.gov Comments on digg.com
Solar Flare Fired Off By Sprawling Sunspot Triggers Radio Blackout
By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 07/05/2012 05:29 PM EDT on SPACE.com The sun fired off yet another intense solar flare today (July 5), the latest in a series of storms from a busy sunspot being closely watched by space telescopes and astronomers. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory snapped a daunting new image of a strong M-class solar flare that peaked this morning at 7:44 a.m. Original post on huffingtonpost.com Comments on digg.com