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French Tales of Infinity
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| Topic: Alien Life |
07/02/07 |
| From Astrobiology Magazine, European Edition is an investigation of the life and writings of Camille Flammarion, a nineteenth century French astronomer who had a lasting impact on science and science fiction. |
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Pondering Alien Plants
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| Topic: Alien Life |
06/23/07 |
| Scientists studying the potential for life on extrasolar planets are looking at the light spectrum to determine what kind of photosynthesis plants might use on other planets. Plants on distant worlds may look very different than our own depending on the light from their planet's parent star. |
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Boring Star, Lively Planet?
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| Topic: Alien Life |
06/10/07 |
| Astronomers studying light from the planetary system Gliese 581 have found that the host star is remarkably stable for billions of years. This means that the environment of its small, Earth-like planet, Gliese 581c, might be hospitable for life as we know it. |
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Fall Colors on Alien Worlds
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| Topic: Alien Life |
04/13/07 |
| If plant life exists on other planets, they may not be predominantly green. Scientists have found that the predominant color of foliage on Earth-like worlds could be a range of other colors depending on the star that the planet orbits and the composition of its atmosphere. |
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Cores de Outono em Mundos Alienígenas
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| Topic: Alien Life |
04/13/07 |
| Se plantas existem em outros planetas, elas podem não ser predominantemente verdes. Cientistas descobriram que a cor predominante da folhagem em ambientes da Terra pode ser em uma faixa de cores que depende da estrela em que o planeta orbita e a composição de sua atmosfera. |
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Radio Astrobiology: Intelligent Forms
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| Topic: Alien Life |
01/22/07 |
| Welcome to Radio Astrobiology, the podcast of Astrobiology Magazine. Join us as Simon Conway Morris discusses the forms life may take as it becomes increasingly complex and intelligent. |
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How Can We Find Alien Life?
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| Topic: Alien Life |
12/28/06 |
| At the Astrobiology Science Conference last March, Astrobiology Magazine organized a debate about alien life. In the final part of this seven-part series, Astrobiology Magazine´s Henry Bortman asks how we should search for life "as we don´t know it." |
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Searching for Pale Blue Dots
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| Topic: Alien Life |
11/05/06 |
| A recent photo from the Cassini spacecraft shows the mighty planet Saturn, but if you look very closely between its rings, you'll see a faint pinprick of light. That tiny dot is Earth, bustling with life as we know it. One of the fundamental goals of astrobiology is to find another "pale blue dot" like Earth in a planetary system.
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Habitable Planet Signposts
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| Topic: Alien Life |
09/16/06 |
| It is only a matter of time before astronomers find an Earth-sized planet orbiting a distant star. When they do, the first questions people will ask are: Is it habitable? And even more importantly, is there life present on it already? For clues to the answers, scientists are looking to their home planet, Earth. |
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This Easter Island Earth
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| Topic: Alien Life |
04/17/06 |
| In an ongoing tour of literature related to astrobiology, Linda Sauter reviews "Collapse" by Jared Diamond. While not overtly about astrobiology, "Collapse" can provide insights about the likely development of life and civilizations in the universe. |
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