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| Pies in the Sky: A Solution to Global Warming? |
| Topic: Climate |
04/23/07 |
| If global warming sizzles out of control, could 16 trillion small disks deflect enough sunlight to cool the planet? Astronomer Roger Angel proposes to find out. |
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| Taking the Ocean´s Pulse |
| Topic: Extreme Life |
04/02/07 |
| Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently tested a new device, the Environmental Sample Processor, designed to probe the the ocean depths. Astrobiology Magazine Field Research Editor Henry Bortman joined them on a day-long voyage and filed this report on their progress. |
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| Science vs. Exploration: A Piggyback Solution? |
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
03/29/07 |
| Which is a better investment, science or exploration? The question is almost as old as the space program itself, and answering it won´t get any easier as humans move toward establishing a lunar base. But could science be an inevitable outgrowth of exploration? |
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| Earth's Hazy Past |
| Topic: Titan |
02/19/07 |
| Recent experiments suggest that early Earth may have been covered by a haze similar to Titan. |
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| Looking for Microbial Martians |
| Topic: Mars |
02/05/07 |
| A miniature detector, 1 million times more sensitive than the ones carried by Viking, will search for amino acids on Mars. The detector will be sent to Mars aboard the European Space Agency´s ExoMars spacecraft, scheduled for a 2013 launch. |
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| Checking Out the Stellar Neighborhood |
| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
01/15/07 |
| A recent study found 20 new star systems in the sun´s local neighborhood. Most of the new discoveries are red dwarfs, much smaller and dimmer than the sun. Yet scientists are growing more confident that these stars could host habitable planets. |
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| Astrobiology Magazine, European Edition |
| Topic: Missions |
12/27/06 |
| Dive into the pages of the new Astrobiology Magazine, European Edition. This new magazine highlights the contributions European scientists make to astrobiology. |
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| A Hitchhiker's Guide to Astrobiology |
| Topic: Moon to Mars |
12/04/06 |
| You're an astrobiologist standing in the centre of a vast, empty expanse of rock and dust pockmarked with impact craters. In order to accomplish your task, you've packed an entire suitcase. The question is what did you bring? |
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| Looking at Life in Lyon |
| Topic: Missions |
11/20/06 |
| In October, the sixth workshop of the European Astrobiology Network Association was held in Lyon, France. Scientists from around the world gathered to discuss topics such as interstellar chemistry, the origin of life, and the search for life in the solar system. |
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