en-ie-hotdailynews: 2015-07-21 Ireland Science

Yuri Milner, Russian Entrepreneur, Promises $100 Million for Alien Search
New York Times
Extending his idea of philanthropy beyond the Earth and even the human species, Yuri Milner, the Russian Internet entrepreneur and founder of science giveaways like the annual $3 million Fundamental Physics Prizes, announced in London on Monday that ...

British physicist Stephen Hawking launches $100 million search for aliens   IBNLive
Looking for ET: Stephen Hawking launches biggest-ever search for alien life   Firstpost
Russian billionaire invests $100m in search of intelligent alien life   Times of India
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Irish Independent

Irish father and son take on 68-island canoe challenge in Northern Ireland
Irish Independent
Cadogan Enright, 51, with his nine-year-old son, Cad Og Open Gallery 1 Cadogan Enright, 51, with his nine-year-old son, Cad Og who are hoping to paddle to almost 70 islands on Strangford Lough in an epic bid to count butterflies. A nature-loving father ...
The butterfly is counting on us.   East Lothian News
Father and son take on 68-island canoe challenge for the Big Butterfly Count   Belfast Telegraph
Sir David Attenborough launches Big Butterfly Count   BT Sport
John O'Groat Journal
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Siliconrepublic.com

Watch Stephen Colbert school Neil deGrasse Tyson on Pluto
Siliconrepublic.com
With so much news surrounding the Pluto flyby this week, comedian and talkshow host Stephen Colbert sat down with one of the most famous names in astronomy, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and taught him a thing or two about Pluto. A clearly excited Colbert was ...

Neil deGrasse Tyson on New Earth Pic   KGAN TV
Neil deGrasse Tyson Gives You "A Brief History Of Everything" In Under 9 Minutes   Fast Company

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The Space Review

Review: How We'll Live on Mars
The Space Review
Most people who have spent even a little time exploring the Internet have probably run across a TED talk. These presentations, either at the main annual TED event or one of hundreds of “TEDx” spinoff events worldwide, are short talks—no more than 18 ...

Alien Face Sculpture In Curiosity Rover Photo Could Be Clinching Evidence Of ...   The Inquisitr
Does this 'alien skeleton' prove there was once life on Mars?   Mirror.co.uk
Red Planet, Icy World? New Picture of Ancient Mars Emerges   Discovery News
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New York Times

Failure of One Metal Strut Seemed to Doom SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
New York Times
The snapping of a single strip of metal holding a part in place appears to have doomed an unmanned cargo rocket headed to the International Space Station last month, a preliminary investigation has found. Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, ...

Failed strut caused SpaceX rocket blast: CEO Elon Musk   Economic Times
Faulty metal brace likely doomed SpaceX Falcon rocket, Musk says   Times of India
SpaceX says steel strut snapped   News24
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Irish Examiner

Philae comet lander falls silent
Irish Examiner
The Philae comet lander has fallen silent, said scientists, raising fears it has moved again on its new home millions of miles from Earth. The fridge-sized robotic lab, which in November landed on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, last made contact on ...
Comet probe Philae 'silent', ground control concerned   The Nation
European engineers struggle to resume contact with comet lander   Christian Science Monitor
Philae comet lander falls silent sparking fears ground-breaking data lost forever   Mirror.co.uk
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The Independent

US space museum starts crowdfunding campaign to save spacesuit Neil Armstrong ...
The Independent
The US National Air and Space Museum has launched a crowdfunding campaign to save the spacesuit Neil Armstrong wore on the Moon in 1969. The spacesuit was built for short-term use with materials that break down. It is kept in a controlled environment, ...

First moon-walk suit deteriorating   Irish Examiner
Smithsonian starts crowdfunding effort for Neil Armstrong's moon-landing ...   cleveland.com
Smithsonian museum looks to crowdfunding to restore Neil Armstrong's lunar ...   ABC Online
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UTV Ireland (blog)

Artificial intelligence: self-aware NAO robots
UTV Ireland (blog)
Can robots be self-aware? Dave Cullen takes a look at friendly NAO robots who have demonstrated a crude form of consciousness. Artificial intelligence robots. NAO robots. ©Aldebaran Robotics. Share Share. 10+shares. Post by Dave Cullen @lack78, ...

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