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Working at the Extreme Edge of Cosmic Ice
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
03/10/13 |
| Summary: Scientists are creating ice in the laboratory under extreme cold and low temperatures. The study is helping astrobiologists study the chemistry of ice below the surface of planets and moons as well as ice in space. |
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Thriving in Battery Acid and Toxic Metals
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| Topic: Extreme Life |
03/10/13 |
| Summary: Scientists are trying to understand how a single-celled alga can thrive in different extreme environments using multiple strategies to survive. The organism uses photosynthesis when living in the hot springs of Yellowstone, but feeds on bacteria when inhabiting dark, caustic mineshaft drainage. |
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Curiosity Shuts Down for Solar Storm
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| Topic: Mars |
03/09/13 |
| Summary: Due to a fast approaching solar storm, NASA has temporarily shut down surface operations of the Curiosity Mars Science Lab (MSL) rover. |
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Developing Technologies to Save the Earth From Asteroids
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
03/09/13 |
| Summary: On April 17, scientists will venture to Washington D.C. to present research as part of NASA's Technology Day on the Hill. One project focuses on protecting the Earth from asteroids using a 'one-two' nuclear punch. |
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Modeling the Origins of Jupiter and Saturn
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| Topic: Jupiter |
03/08/13 |
| Summary: A new theoretical model is providing clues to how the gas giant planets in our solar system -- Jupiter and Saturn -- might have formed and evolved. |
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New Insights into the Origin of Life
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
03/08/13 |
| Summary: Researchers have uncovered important genetic clues about the history of archaea and the origins of life itself. The new study may indicate that the ability to make DNA formed late in life's evolution on Earth. |
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Evidence That Comets Could Have Seeded Life on Earth
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
03/07/13 |
| Summary: A new experiment simulating conditions in deep space reveals that the complex building blocks of life could have been created on icy interplanetary dust and then carried to Earth, jump-starting life. |
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Gravitational Telescope Creates Space Invader Mirage
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| Topic: Alien Life |
03/06/13 |
| Summary: The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is one of the most powerful available to astronomers, but sometimes it too needs a helping hand. This comes in the form of Einstein's general theory of relativity. |
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Astronomers Open Window to Europa's Ocean
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| Topic: Europa |
03/06/13 |
| Summary: Scientists using data from the W. M. Keck Observatory have found the strongest evidence yet that salty water from the vast liquid ocean beneath Europa's frozen exterior actually makes its way to the surface. |
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