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Do Aliens Use Hairspray?
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| Topic: Alien Life |
11/22/12 |
| Summary: Chemicals such as those found in hairspray might one day serve as signs that aliens have reshaped distant worlds, researchers say. |
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Colors of ExoEarths Could Indicate Habitability
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| Topic: Alien Life |
11/09/12 |
| Summary: When direct detection of Earth-like planets becomes possible, scientists want to be able to easily characterize these planets and see which ones might be suitable for alien life. A new technique shows how the unique colors of particular environments known to harbor extremophile life on Earth can be detected remotely. |
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Cores de Exo-Terras Poderiam Indicar Habitabilidade
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| Topic: Alien Life |
11/09/12 |
| Summary: Quando a detecção direta de planetas semelhantes à Terra se torna possível, cientistas querem ser capazes de facilmente caracterizar estes planetas e ver quais deles podem ser apropriados à vida alienígena. Uma nova técnica mostra como as cores únicas de ambientes particulares, que se sabe abrigarem vida extremófila na Terra, podem ser detectadas remotamente. |
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Searching for Dyson Spheres and Alternate Universes
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| Topic: Alien Life |
10/10/12 |
| Summary: Two new research grants are supporting projects that bleed into science fiction. The first could help identify advanced civilizations powered by massive, orbiting solar power stations. The second study will look for ways of detecting universes other than our own. |
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Procurando por Esferas de Dyson e Universos Alternativos
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| Topic: Alien Life |
10/10/12 |
| Summary: Dois novos financiamentos de pesquisa estão apoiando projetos que beiram a ficção científica. O primeiro projeto pode ajudar a identificar civilizações avançadas abastecidas por massivas estações de energia estelar orbitais. O segundo estudo irá procurar formas de detectar outros universos além do nosso. |
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Extreme Life Could Exist on Eccentric Exoplanets
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| Topic: Alien Life |
09/14/12 |
| Summary: New research indicates that extrasolar planets with eccentric orbits may still be capable of supporting life - even though the planets do not orbit entirely within the habitable zone of their host star. |
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Can Astronomers Detect Exoplanet Oceans?
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| Topic: Alien Life |
07/12/12 |
| Summary: Detecting water on the surface of exoplanets is becoming a high priority for researchers, as surface water is considered a requirement for habitability. New research examines whether or not the "glint" of light from a planet can be interpreted as evidence for surface oceans. |
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Os Astrônomos Podem Detectar Oceanos em Exoplanetas?
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| Topic: Alien Life |
07/12/12 |
| Summary: Detectar água na superfície de exoplanetas está se tornando uma alta prioridade para pesquisadores, já que água na superfície é considerada um requerimento para habitabilidade. Nova pesquisa examina se o "brilho" da luz vinda de um planeta pode ser interpretada como evidência para oceanos em sua superfície. |
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SETI on the SKA
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| Topic: Alien Life |
06/25/12 |
| Summary: Can the Square Kilometer Array - a network of thousands of radio antennas to be based in South Africa and Australia -- be used to hunt for extraterrestrial signals? |
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Is Life an “Artificial Category”?
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| Topic: Alien Life |
06/11/12 |
| Summary: In this interview, astrobiologist Maggie Turnbull discusses why she thinks 'life' is an artificial category. |
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