News tagged with carl sagan
Evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis dies in Mass.
Evolutionary biologist, author and National Medal of Science winner Lynn Margulis (MAR'-guh-liss) has died.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Scientists search for moons around asteroids
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people know that some planets have moons but would be surprised to know that some asteroids do, too. According to Joshua Emery, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences at ...
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Oct 06, 2011 |
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Glorious Dawn: Sagan, Hawking Sing (w/ Video)
Astronomer and long time science advocate Carl Sagan once said that he was "not very good at singing songs." But on Nov. 9 in Washington D.C., his voice could be heard singing about the wonders of universe -- 13 years after ...
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Life on Mars: just add carbon and stir
The building blocks of life have been discovered on Mars ... in Martian meteorites that fell to Earth.
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NASA's attempt to repeat Viking's search for martian organics
After 36 years of debate, confusion, and failed attempts by other space agencies to answer a basic question, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is on its way to repeat the search for organic matter ...
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May 04, 2012 |
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Fragments of meteorite worth their weight in gold
Actually it’s more like 3.5 times their weight in gold, according to today’s market value… and meteorite experts from SETI and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
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May 02, 2012 |
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O, Pioneers! (Part 1): The motes in God's eye
March 2012 marks the fortieth anniversary of the launch of one of the most extraordinary spacecraft ever constructed - Pioneer 10 - the first true deep space probe. The story of the Voyager spacecraft is well ...
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Feb 27, 2012 |
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'Baby fat' on the young sun?
To deal with the faint young Sun paradox, researchers are taking a fresh look at an old idea: that the Sun started out larger and more luminous than we thought.
Feb 14, 2012 |
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As Voyager 1 nears edge of solar system, scientists look back
(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1977, Jimmy Carter was sworn in as president, Elvis died, Virginia park ranger Roy Sullivan was hit by lightning a record seventh time, and two NASA space probes destined to turn planetary ...
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Dec 13, 2011 |
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Living in the galactic danger zone
We know for certain that life exists in the Milky Way galaxy: that life is us. Scientists are continually looking to understand more about how life on our planet came to be and the conditions that must be ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Dolphins, aliens, and the search for intelligent life
How do we define intelligence? SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, clearly equates intelligence with technology (or, more precisely, the building of radio or laser beacons). Some, such as the ...
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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Onstott's discovery of worms in Earth's depths raises questions about life in space
After digging holes in the Earth's crust for nearly two decades, Princeton University geoscientist Tullis Onstott is now making headlines for unearthing "worms from hell."
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Jul 12, 2011 |
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What’s up with Iapetus?
Although Saturn's moon Iapetus was first discovered in 1671 by Giovanni Cassini, its behavior was extremely odd. Cassini was able to regularly find the moon when it was to the west of Saturn, but when he waited ...
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Jun 13, 2011 |
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