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Comparing Climates: From Earth to Exoplanets
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| Topic: Climate |
05/09/13 |
| Summary: Scientists gathered at NASA Headquarters this week to discuss how Earth's climate compares to other locations in our solar system and beyond. By highlighting the similarities and contrasts between alien environments, we may gain a better understanding about changes in our home planet's climate. |
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It’s Time to Get Serious About Going to Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
05/08/13 |
| Summary: If NASA is to land humans on Mars by the 2030s, as President Barack Obama has directed, there's not much time to settle on a plan and develop the technologies required, agency officials said Monday, May 6. A report from the Humans 2 Mars conference in Washington D.C. |
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Humans 2 Mars Summit
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| Topic: Mars |
05/07/13 |
| Summary: Explore Mars and the George Washington University Space Policy Institute present the The Humans to Mars (H2M) Summit, 6-8 May 2013 at the Lisner Auditorium of the George Washington University in Washington, DC. |
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The Great Exoplanet Debate, part 9: When Exoplanets Make Headlines
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| Topic: New Planets |
05/06/13 |
| Summary: At a recent NASA conference, a panel of exoplanet scientists held a lively discussion about some of the most important issues facing the search for and understanding of planets orbiting far-distant stars. In part nine of this series, the audience asks questions and makes comments about the portrayal of exoplanets in the media. |
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Tunguska Impact Fragments Discovered?
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| Topic: Meteorites, Comets and Asteroids |
05/05/13 |
| Summary: In 1908, a powerful explosion occurred in a remote region of Siberia near the Podkamennaya Tunguska River. The blast left no crater, but it is thought to have been caused by a meteorite or comet exploding in the atmosphere. Now, scientists may have discovered samples from the meteorite itself. |
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NASA Rover to Explore Greenland Ice Sheet
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| Topic: Robotics & A.I. |
05/04/13 |
| Summary: From May 3 through June 8, 2013, NASA will be testing the newest scientific rover in the highest part of Greenland. GROVER will collect data that will help scientists understand changes in the massive ice sheet. |
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The Smell of Ancient Earth
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
05/03/13 |
| Summary: Scientists have discovered tiny fossils in rocks around Lake Superior, Canada, that provide the first evidence of organisms eating each other. The study provides insight into Earth's ancient biosphere, and might indicate what our planet used to smell like. |
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What Happened to the Dinosaur's Predecessors?
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| Topic: Origin & Evolution of Life |
05/01/13 |
| Summary: Newly discovered fossils from 10 million years after Earth's largest mass extinction show that the ancestors of dinosaurs may have appeared much earlier than previously thought. |
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