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Deep Space
Alien Life
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What Would ET See?
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| Topic: Alien Life |
12/23/07 |
| Astronomers are trying to determine what alien races might see if they happened to be staring at the Earth from the surface of far away planets. The research may help us better understand what we should look for when searching for habitable planets around distant stars. |
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Questioning Habitable Planets
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| Topic: Alien Life |
10/04/07 |
| In the final part of this six-part lecture series, Vikki Meadows answers audience questions about the possibility of life on alien worlds. |
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Colors of Alien Plants
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| Topic: Alien Life |
10/01/07 |
| In part five of this six-part lecture series, Vikki Meadows describes the impact plants have on planets. She also explains why the type of star providing sunshine may affect the color of an alien world's equivalent of bushes, trees, and grass. |
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A Diversity of Worlds
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| Topic: Alien Life |
09/27/07 |
| In the fourth part of this six-part lecture series, Vikki Meadows explains how different types of worlds, even ones not like the Earth, can still be potential havens for life. |
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The Spectrum of Life
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| Topic: Alien Life |
09/24/07 |
| In part three of this six-part lecture series, Vikki Meadows pieces together the lines of evidence that indicate whether an extrasolar planet is able to support life. |
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Location, Location, Location
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| Topic: Alien Life |
09/20/07 |
| In the vast real estate of space, where are the habitable planets? In this lecture, Vikki Meadows describes the clues that tell us if an extrasolar planet would be a good place to call home. |
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The Light of Alien Life
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| Topic: Alien Life |
09/17/07 |
| Imagine trying to learn everything you can about the Earth from a distance of billions or even trillions of kilometers. That's the challenge facing scientists who search for life on worlds orbiting distant stars. |
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The Man to Contact
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| Topic: Alien Life |
08/27/07 |
| In the field of astrobiology, few people have had a bigger influence than Frank Drake. In this interview, he discusses his famous Drake Equation, alien messages, and the search for alien life. |
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Isto pode ser vida, Jim...
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| Topic: Alien Life |
08/21/07 |
| Físicos descobriram estruturas semelhantes à da vida que se formam de substâncias inorgânicas no espaço. Os achados sugerem a possibilidade da vida fora da Terra não necessariamente usar moléculas baseadas em carbono nos seus blocos de construção. |
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'It might be life, Jim...'
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| Topic: Alien Life |
08/21/07 |
| Physicists have discovered life-like structures that form from inorganic substances in space. The findings hint at the possibility that life beyond Earth may not necessarily use carbon-based molecules as its building blocks. |
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