Rocket with NASA asteroid probe blasts off
An Atlas 5 rocket has blasted off from Florida carrying a space probe on NASA's first quest to collect samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth in hopes of learning more about the origins of life.The United Launch Alliance booster lifted off at 7.05pm (local time) on Thursday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.Perched on top of the 19-storey rocket was NASA's robot explorer Osiris-Rex, built by Lockheed Martin to carry out the seven-year, $US1 billion ($A1.3 billion) mission to and f..>> view originalSuperhydrophobic spray-on coating could waterproof your phone forever
Superhydrophobic coatings hold a wide array of potential consumer and industrial applications. However, most aren't overly durable, meaning their water repelling properties can be easily lost. Now scientists at the Australian National University (ANU) have developed a new spray-on superhydrophobic coating that is much more robust than existing solutions and low-cost to manufacture and apply. Hydrophobic materials generally get their water-repelling properties from rough surfaces made up of tiny..>> view originalArctic sea ice in race for second-lowest annual minimum
Arctic Arctic sea ice in race for second-lowest annual minimum Author: Yereth Rosen Updated: 11 hours ago Published 16 hours ago (National Snow and Ice Data Center / NASA Earth Observatory)>> view originalDramatic change required if Australia to meet Paris climate conference targets: think tank
Australia is under growing international pressure to meet the ambitious targets set by the Paris agreement on climate change, after both the United States and China ratified the deal this week.But new research reveals that Australia will have little hope of meeting those targets unless it starts making dramatic changes to reduce its reliance on coal.The Stockholm Environment Institute has crunched the data and found that, on present trends, Australia could burn through its share of carbon emi..>> view originalOne giraffe, two giraffe, three giraffe, four! How many species more?
Giraffes, with their strange long necks and distinctive fur patterns, have long puzzled scientists. When the exotic animals were paraded around ancient Rome by Julius Caesar in 46 BC, they were hailed as a cross between a camel and a leopard, a publicity stunt that later gave rise to the beasts' scientific name, camelopardalis. Nothing else quite like them roams the Earth today.While giraffes seemed to be singular creatures, zoologists had identified separate subspecies by different fur pattern..>> view original'Dunes' Spotted on Saturn's Moon, Titan
Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, appears to have a large area of dunes, according to new images released by the U.S. space agency. The radar images came from NASA’s Cassini probe as it made a close flyby of Titan July 25, passing as near as 976 kilometers from the moon. NASA thinks the dunes are made up of “grains derived from hydrocarbons that have settled out of Titan’s atmosphere.” The dunes appear to circle most of Titan’s equator, and researchers say that they will be helpful in understanding..>> view originalTourists flock to WA to see wildflower boom that is 'visible from space'
WA is enjoying one of its best wildflower seasons ever, with colours so vivid they can even be seen from space. Tourists flock to WA to see wildflower boom that is 'visible from space' WA's wildflower bloom is drawing in all manner of visitors. Photo: Peta Bree RuleThe view from Nature's Window near Kalbarri. Photo: Peta Bree RuleThe images from 2015 show the difference in WA fields before and after winter rains. Photo: NearmapexitWestern Australia is enjoyi..>> view original10th of world's wilderness lost
10th of world's wilderness lostJohn Von RadowitzPress Association6:19PM September 9, 2016SaveA 10th of the world's unspoiled wilderness areas have been lost since the 1990s, say experts calling for urgent action to preserve biodiversity on Earth.New findings from a global ecosystem study show "staggering" declines affecting the last bastions of undisturbed nature, it is claimed.In the last 20 years, wilderness regions amounting to an area twice the size of Alaska have vanished, the research reve..>> view originalTurnbull Must Provide Funding For Our Pacific Neighbour's Survival
Eighteen months after cyclone Pam began its menacing track towards Vanuatu, Malcom Turnbull is expected to face ongoing pressure to increase Australia's commitment to climate action when he meets with leaders from across the Pacific today. When Pam unleashed its fury on the islands of Vanuatu on March 13 2015, it left its devastating mark as one of the worst natural disasters in the Pacific region's history. Tragically, Pam claimed eleven lives and left a trail of destruction which would af..>> view original
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