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Calculating the Odds of Habitable Worlds Nearby
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
03/16/13 |
| Summary: A new study shows that the number of potentially habitable planets in the Universe is greater than previously thought. The study focuses on Earth-sized planets in the habitable zones of low-mass stars. |
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Closest Star System Found in a Century
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| Topic: Cosmic Evolution |
03/15/13 |
| Summary: Scientists have reported that a newly discovered binary star system is the third-closest star system to the Sun. In fact, the brown dwarf stars are the closest star system discovered since 1916. |
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Earth is Warmer Today than Most of the Past 11,300 Years
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| Topic: Climate |
03/14/13 |
| Summary: A new study shows that the Earth is warmer today than it has been during 70 to 80 percent of the last 11,300 years. The findings could help astrobiologists understand what's in store for the future of life on our planet. |
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Strategies for Mars Survival
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| Topic: Mars |
03/14/13 |
| Summary: New research has revealed key features in proteins needed for life to function on Mars and other extreme environments. Scientists found subtle but significant differences between the core proteins in ordinary organisms and organisms that survive in the extreme conditions of Antarctica. |
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Curiosity Rover Finds Conditions Were Suited for Life on Ancient Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
03/13/13 |
| Summary: An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. The sample came from sedimentary rock near an ancient stream bed and contained some of the key chemical ingredients for life. |
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Aerial Survey Confirms Ancient Impact
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
03/12/13 |
| Summary: Airborne geophysical surveys have been used to identify a 470-million-year-old meteorite crater near Decorah, Iowa in the United States. |
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'Bizarre Bacteria' in Lake Vostok Study Likely a Contaminant
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
03/12/13 |
| Summary: Last week, reports began to emerge that scientists had discovered a previously unknown bacteria in samples from Antarctica's Lake Vostok. Word quickly spread throughout the blogosphere, but the bacteria in question is likely just a contaminant. |
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