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| Astrobiology Android Presents |
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 Proof of Life? |
| Conrad gave a lecture entitled, "A Bipolar Year: What We Can Learn About Looking for Life on Other Planets by Working in Cold Deserts." In part 2 of this edited transcript, Conrad describes how her work in cold deserts could aid the search for alien life. |
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The Nuts and Bolts |
| The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched on August 12, and when it arrives at Mars it will search for evidence of water in the martian atmosphere, surface, and subsurface. This orbiter also will provide detailed surveys of the planet, identifying any obstacles that could jeopardize the safety of future landers and rovers. |
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M Dwarfs: The Search for Life is On |
| M-dwarf stars, much smaller, dimmer and cooler than stars like our sun, are by far the most common type of star in our galaxy. |
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The Lure of Europa |
| The discovery that Europa most likely has a cold, salty ocean beneath its frozen icy crust has put Europa on the short list of objects in our solar system that astrobiologists would like to study further |
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Top of the Other World |
| When Spirit reached the base of the hills five months after landing, it immediately began finding rocks with wetter histories |
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Building Life from Star-Stuff |
| Life on Earth was made possible by the death of stars. Atoms like carbon and oxygen were expelled in the last few dying gasps of stars after their final supplies of hydrogen fuel were used up. |
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Roving Mars |
| The Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity are the Energizer Bunnies of planetary exploration. Designed to last for only 90 days, they are still going strong after nearly two years. |
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Deciphering Mars: Follow the Water |
| At the recent Earth System Processes II conference, Farmer gave a talk on the current state of understanding about Mars: what we know and what we'd like to know. In this, the first of a three-part series, he explains why "following the water" is central to NASA's program of Mars exploration. |
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Deciphering Mars: The Current Decade |
| At the recent Earth System Processes II conference, Farmer gave a talk on the current state of understanding about Mars: what we know and what we'd like to know. In this, the second of a three-part series, he discusses what scientists have learned from recent NASA and ESA missions to the red planet. |
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Comet Cookbook |
| Now, astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and Deep Impact have analyzed that soup and begun to come up with a recipe for what makes planets, comets and other bodies in our solar system. |
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