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Looking for Life in the Multiverse
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| Topic: Alien Life |
01/17/10 |
| Summary: Could our universe be just one among countess universes that emerged from the same primordial vacuum? And if so... could other universes be inhabited by life? In a recent article, theorists from Florida State University and the Weizmann Institute discussed these questions and the answers that physics may hold. |
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Reporting UFOs
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| Topic: Alien Life |
01/03/10 |
| Summary: A new website is giving amateur and professional astronomers formal mechanisms for reporting unexplained phenomena they observe in the night sky. The site will contribute toward a better understanding of transient phenomena occurring in the atmosphere. |
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Reportando OVNIs
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| Topic: Alien Life |
01/03/10 |
| Summary: Uma nova página virtual está fornecendo mecanismos formais para astrônomos profissionais e amadores reportarem fenômenos inexplicados que eles observam no céu noturno. A página vai contribuir para uma melhor compreensão de fenômenos transitórios ocorrendo na atmosfera. |
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Avatar's Moon Pandora Could Be Real
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| Topic: Alien Life |
12/23/09 |
| Summary: New research indicates that life-bearing moons, such as those featured in Hollywood blockbusters, might be possible. If astronomers discover such a moon nearby, the James Webb Telescope may be able to study its atmospheres and detect key gases like carbon dioxide, oxygen and water vapor. |
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Starring Intelligent Aliens
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| Topic: Alien Life |
11/05/09 |
| Summary: The most probable place to find intelligent life in the galaxy is around stars very similar to our sun, a new study has found. |
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Aliens in the News
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| Topic: Alien Life |
09/19/09 |
| Summary: Newsweek magazine recently ran a cover story about the search for alien life. In this interview, Newsweek reporter Andrew Romano talks about the lure of Hollywood´s favorite story and real-life aspects of hunting aliens. |
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Life May Depend on Galaxy
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| Topic: Alien Life |
08/13/09 |
| Summary: Intelligent life beyond Earth might not be as dim a hope as many scientists think, according to a new study challenging a widely held anti-ET argument. |
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Stars Choose the Life Around Them
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| Topic: Alien Life |
08/12/09 |
| Summary: New research shows that stars of varying ages could have profound consequences for the development of emerging life forms. Newly formed stars spin faster than midde-aged stars, generating strong magnetic fields and emitting more intense radiation. This could have a dramatic effect on any life developing is such systems. |
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Tidal Habitable Zone
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| Topic: Alien Life |
06/17/09 |
| Summary: Astronomers searching for Earthlike planets often focus on the 'habitable zone' around stars – where the heat from the star is at the perfect level for liquid water to exist. New calculations indicate that planets close to their parent stars could experience tidal forces that limit the habitable zone and change the criteria habitable planets. |
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Eclipsing Earth
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| Topic: Alien Life |
06/16/09 |
| Summary: Astronomers have captured a snapshot of Earth's chemical fingerprint by viewing light reflected back to Earth from the moon during a lunar eclipse. The information could be used to help identify habitable planets beyond our solar system. |
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