6th January 2013 Archive
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Sky watchers prep for early 2013 asteroid fly-bys
No ‘Lucifer’s Hammer’ this time
NASA asteroid-watchers are eagerly awaiting a January 9 fly-by of the maybe-dangerous-one-day 99942 Apophis to improve their understanding of its orbit. Named after an ancient Egyptian god of evil and darkness, the asteroid was first detected in 2004. While the earliest observations suggested a possible collision with Earth in …
Science 6 Jan 21:06
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Biomass bummer: carbon mitigation could increase ozone
Trees make isoprene makes ozone
A team from Lancaster University has poured cold water on Europe’s increasing plan to increase the biomass it uses in electricity production, saying that that while non-fossil fuels can improve the carbon picture, it comes at the cost of air quality on the ground. The problem, according to research led by professor Nick Hewitt …
Science 6 Jan 22:06
