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Monthly Archives: January 2012
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Living near a star has its benefits but one has to face consequences too. Last week we witnessed a M9 class solar flare and an intense Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) hitting the Earth. CMEs are large volumes of charged particles ejected from the Sun’s Corona. Interaction of these charged particles with the atmosphere gives rise to spectacular auroras which can now be found floating around on youtube. Solar Storm in the Earth’s atmosphere The strongest such event in recorded history.... |
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Let me first introduce new readers to this feature. We try to (but don’t always) give a rundown of the day’s news in astrobiology/planetary/space/Earth sciences. We’ve been a little lax on this lately, mostly because our fearful leader (aka yours truly) has been slow in getting accounts approved for the others to post. But! I’ve finally done it. Anyways, onto tonight’s countdown. 3… Space policy has appeared in political news the last couple of days, as the Republican primary has.... |
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We started this blog last April, built on an idea of a true community blog. We wanted to give people the opportunity to follow their passions for Earth and space sciences in the same way they can for sports and politics. In short, we wanted to give everyone a place where they could post a “one-off” blog post without having to dedicate the time to maintaining a blog with regular content. Unfortunately, we didn’t have the coding skills on hand.... |
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3… I invented this years ago, but I was inside a time cloak when I did it so unfortunately there’s no evidence that it happened. Oh, well. 2… There’s good stuff in this month’s astrobiology newsletter. In particular, there are lots of good opportunities for students and postdocs. If you’re on the market, check it out. 1… I’m on a boat! Well, I’m not… but colleague and science communicator extraordinaire, Julia DeMarines, is. Specifically, she’s on the Atlantis, which is.... |
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3 days to go: Gordon Research Seminar and Conference on the Origin of Life will be held in Galveston, TX. I will be missing this exciting conference so I will be looking out for some post-conference notes (organizers & attendees, hear me out please). 2 evolutionary biology conferences in Europe: Mark your calendars, people: The infamous SMBE conference will be held in Dublin this April. 16th Evolutionary Biology conference will be in Marseilles, in September. 1 important paper: Published by.... |
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Astrobiology Magazine Top Story |
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