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It seems that we have our latest “Earth twin candidate.” This time, the planet is in orbit around a star very similar to our Sun. It’s been getting lots of press attention. A google news search turns up quite a bit. Unfortunately, this planet is almost certain to be way too hot to support life, according to the metrics posted at the Kepler website. Before I get into that, a quick primer on what the habitable zone is. It’s the area.... |
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I’m a day late with this one… apologies, everyone! I’ve been behind schedule all “break.” But note that author Gordon Johnston was (as always) on time. The delay in getting this out was all on my end. Anyways, happy holidays everyone! —————— The next full moon is on Friday morning, December 28, 2012. The Moon will pass through 180 degrees from the Sun in Earth-based longitude at about 5:21 am EST. The Moon will appear full for about 3 days centered on this time, from.... |
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We’re approaching another full moon, which means another update on lunar and other celestial happenings from my local guru, Gordon Johnston. Read on for his tips on things to look for in the skies for the next four weeks. Thanks, Gordon! |
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A couple months ago – just prior to the landing of MSL – I did a team talk to NASA’s education and public outreach community, alongside fellow blogger and new “Baruch Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology“ Dave Grinspoon. |
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The MSL/Curiosity team just announced that “So far we have no definitive detection of methane.” They’ve limited it to less than 5 parts per billion at a 95% confidence level. Why should you care? Why shouldn’t you care? Read on… |
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… but for me and many others on the West Coast, we’ll know of this one as the “Sandy Moon” or the “Hurricane Moon.” Hopefully for friends in New York City it won’t be the “Flood Moon.” This month, the full moon is already affecting our civilization, as it is leading to forecasts of very high tides coincident with the landfall of Hurricane Sandy. This could lead to flooding of lower Manhattan and the NYC subway system, and widespread damage.... |
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Astrobiology Magazine Top Story |
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