Variety is the spice of humble moth's sex life
A small brown moth has one of the most complex sex lives in the insect world, new research has found.
Plants & Animals
Dec 22, 2014
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News tagged with swift
Swift gamma-ray burst mission marks ten years of discovery
(Phys.org) —NASA's Swift spacecraft lifted off aboard a Boeing Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., beginning its mission to study gamma-ray bursts and identify their origins. Gamma-ray bursts are ...
Astronomy
Nov 21, 2014
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Swift mission observes mega flares from a mini star
On April 23, NASA's Swift satellite detected the strongest, hottest, and longest-lasting sequence of stellar flares ever seen from a nearby red dwarf star. The initial blast from this record-setting series of explosions was ...
Space Exploration
Sep 30, 2014
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A swing and a near-miss: Comet siding-spring clears the fence over Mars' satellite-filled outfield
Like a runner rounding third base on his way to home plate, comet Siding Spring will sprint past Mars this October while making a beeline for the Sun. Siding Spring's buzz of the red planet will afford us not only an unprecedented ...
Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2014
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How Apple's new Swift coding language lives up to its name
As Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) winds up in San Fransisco today, 1,000 Apple engineers and 5,000 developers will return to their parts of the world armed with Apple's own programming language.
Software
Jun 6, 2014
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Swift satellite gets ringing endorsement from NASA
An astronomical satellite, of which the University of Leicester and the Mullard Space Science Laboratory of University College London are key partners, has received a ringing endorsement from NASA.
Astronomy
May 28, 2014
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Cosmic explosion spotted in neighbouring galaxy
(Phys.org) —NASA's Swift satellite reported an enormous explosion occurred this morning at 8.15 AEST in our neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda. This explosion is known as a Gamma Ray Burst (GRB), one of the most powerful explosions ...
Astronomy
May 28, 2014
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Forest loss linked to swift parrot mortality
(Phys.org) —New research has found the endangered swift parrot is more likely to be killed and eaten by sugar gliders in Tasmania in areas where forests are disturbed or lost compared to areas of intact forest.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2014
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Swift catches X-ray action at Milky Way's center
(Phys.org) —Recent observations by NASA's Swift spacecraft have provided scientists a unique glimpse into the activity at the center of our galaxy and led to the discovery of a rare celestial entity that may help them test ...
Astronomy
Jan 8, 2014
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Swift satellite catches a hundred thousand new cosmic X-ray sources
An international team led from the University of Leicester has published a major list of celestial X-ray sources in the Astrophysical Journal. The result of many years work, this list of over 150,000 high-energy stars and ...
Astronomy
Dec 16, 2013
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