en-ie-hotdailynews: 2015-07-08 Ireland Science

Report finds alien craft sightings DOUBLED in June
Daily Mail
According to an international group of alien hunters, the number of UFO sightings doubled last month. The Mutual UFO Network (Mufon) recorded sightings of 1,179 mysterious unexplained crafts in June – an increase from around 600 in the same period last ...

UFO spotters shocked as the number of mysterious 'alien craft' sightings doubles   Mirror.co.uk

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Irish Examiner

Lynx has used the blackest material known to man on one of its cans
Irish Examiner
Vantablack is the darkest material known to man. It's so dark, that it absorbs 99.965% of all visible light that hits it, and removes the appearance of all texture from its surface. Lynx has used the blackest material known to man on one of its cans ...
Lynx can is made from the world's darkest material with 'black hole' qualities   BT.com
Lynx creates can coated with the blackest material on the planet   Marketing
Your chance to look into a 'black hole': Scientists create material so dark ...   Irish Mirror

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Daily Mail

Ohio man Shane Black poses in front of active volcano, the moon and Milky Way
Daily Mail
Staring down into an active volcano with the moon and Milky Way illuminating the night sky, Shane Black may have captured the world's ultimate holiday snap. The breathtaking image was taken by the professional photographer near the summit of Mauna ...

Out of this world! Volcano and moon light up spectacular Milky Way picture   Mirror.co.uk
Ultimate 'Selfie' Taken By Photographer On Rim Of A Hawaiian Volcano With ...   Huffington Post UK

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NEWS.com.au

Is it a UFO or a clever photoshop job? Tell us below.
NEWS.com.au
A MAN has captured the moment a 'cloud looking' formation with lights hovered over his home before flying away. But others claim it is a UFO. Hector Garcia said that the cloud, filled with flashing lights, flew off like a spacecraft as he filmed it ...
Man captures video of strange object floating over Philadelphia   NJ.com
Is this a UFO disguised as a cloud? Video shows it behaving VERY oddly   Metro
Footage Of A Cloud Moving Strangely Could Be Proof It's A UFO In Disguise   FoxFM (blog)
UPI.com
International Business Times, India Edition
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The Register

Dawn falling late: NASA's other glitch of the week
The Register
While the world was distracted by New Horizons' brief woes, NASA also had to put its Dawn spacecraft into a holding pattern to work out a software glitch. Dawn, which is fascinating the world with its shots of Ceres – and exciting boffins and ...
New Horizons Mission Team Cheers Official Start of Pluto Encounter   NBCNews.com
Idaho National Laboratory plays big part in deep space exploration   KPVI News 6
NASA spacecraft New Horizons will soon pass Pluto, send back photos   abc7news.com
Daily Mail
TechnoBuffalo
Gizmodo Australia
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Los Angeles Times

Hail a robo-cab, save the planet? Why driverless taxis are good for the ...
Los Angeles Times
If you want to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, consider commuting by robo-cab. Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory report that by 2030, traveling by driverless taxi could lower greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 90% ...

Driverless cars good for our future: Study   ET Auto
Robo-taxis, what are they good for? Er, the environment and traffic   The Register
Get Excited for the Surprising Environmental Upshot to Driverless Cars   GOOD Magazine
USA TODAY
Boston.com
Slate Magazine (blog)
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TIME

Emissions cuts deeper: Groser
New Zealand Herald
The Government will take a highly conditional pledge to cut New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to 11 per cent below 1990 levels - and therefore about 28 per cent from current levels - to the Paris climate conference in December.
New 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target far weaker than 2020 goal: climate ...   The National Business Review
Scientists point to narrowing gap for averting climate disaster   Times LIVE
Gap Narrowing for Averting Climate Disaster: UN   Discovery News
Salon
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There are signs that albino whale is the famed Migaloo. Photo / Twitter
New Zealand Herald
The sighting of a rare white humpback whale in Cook Strait has been called "once in a lifetime" by the leader of the whale spotting team. The Department of Conservation (DoC) whale survey yesterday sighted a white humpback whale just after 9am in Cook ...

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