News tagged with extra terrestrial life
Probing Question: What is a Near Earth?
In the 1997 movie "Contact" (based on the novel by Carl Sagan), actress Jodie Foster plays an astrophysicist devoted to SETI -- the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. Despite doubting colleagues, she ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Law of probabilities backs hopes for E.T., conference hears
The law of probabilities backs theories that we are not alone in the Universe, although an encounter with an advanced civilisation may shock our species, scientists at a conference said here on Monday.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2010 |
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Study ups plant CO2 intake estimates
Plants may be able to limit the impact of our CO2 emissions even more than we previously thought, an innovative new experiment suggests.
May 21, 2012 |
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In Swiss city, 'augmented reality' is out of this world
A pair of Swiss policemen cast a suspicious eye as a creature in a space helmet with a camera mounted on top and carrying an astronaut's backpack wanders around Basel's St. Johann Park.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Could 2012 be the year we find extraterrestrial life?
Last year came to an exciting end with the discovery of an Earth-like planet, Kepler-22b, orbiting a sun-like star outside of our solar system. It was found by NASA’s Kepler mission and is the first planet ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 19, 2012 |
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A wealth of habitable planets in the Milky Way
An international team has used the technique of gravitational microlensing to measure how common planets are in the Milky Way.
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Aliens hanging out in the Kuiper Belt? We could see the light from their cities
When it comes to searching for ET, current efforts have been almost exclusively placed in picking up a radio signal – just a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Consider for a moment just how ...
Dec 19, 2011 |
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An alien code close to home: Seeking ET beyond the radio silence
Any intelligent extraterrestrial life that exists probably won't announce itself by blowing up the White House, or win over the hearts of children as a lovable alien with a glowing finger. Many scientists ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Tongue makes the difference in how fish and mammals chew
Evolution has made its mark --- large and small -- in innumerable patterns of life. New research from Brown University shows chewing has evolved too.
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Zapping deadly bacteria using space technology
Technology developed with ESA funding and drawing on long-running research aboard the International Space Station is opening up a new way to keep hospital patients safe from infections.
May 27, 2011 |
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US astronomers launch search for alien life on 86 planets
A massive radio telescope in rural West Virginia has begun listening for signs of alien life on 86 possible Earth-like planets, US astronomers said Friday.
May 14, 2011 |
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Researchers pinpoint key events in ancient plant evolution
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Florida and six other institutions have unlocked some of the key foundations for the evolution of seed and flowering plants.
Apr 13, 2011 |
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