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New Site Location |
April 9, 2001 |
Astrobiology: The Living Universe has changed servers. It will still be available here in its original form but the newest version of the site is available here.
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Terrestrial Planets May Be Common |
February 24, 2001 |
Recent observations done by Dr. Norman Murray of the University of Toronto suggest that most stars in the galaxy have at least rocky terrestrial planets around them. The study observed an unbiased sample of 466 stars which all showed high photospheric iron contents. Such high iron contents were unlikely to have originated from sources other than asteroids flung into the stars by the gravitational influence of orbiting planets. Albeit this evidence for terrestrial planets is indirect, but it is the strongest indirect evidence to date and it is barely more indirect than the radial velocity technigue used to infer the presence of giant extrasolar planets.
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Self-made cells show life could originate in space |
January 31, 2001 |
Tiny bubbles that can build themselves in the freezing vacuum of space suggest that life, or the seeds of life, could have originated out in the cosmos, scientists said Monday.
Sorry for the lateness of this news -Dave
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SETI@home reaches 500,000 hours |
December 20, 2000 |
The SETI@Home project has finally broken 500,000 years of computing time. They haven't detected any Extra Terrestrials yet but there have been some interesting close calls.
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SETI@home totals
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Black holes promote star birth? |
November 8, 2000 |
The unusually high rates of star births seen in some galaxies may be linked to voracious black holes at the center of those galaxies, according to a new analysis of astronomical data by researchers at The Johns Hopkins University.
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Yet more coverage |
September 13, 2000 |
In addition to the coverage in the websites mentioned in our previous article, Astrobiology: The Living Universe has now received a 'Top Resource' award from Yahoo and been featured in the 'Guardian' in the UK, a broadsheet newspaper read by over one million people. You can view the article here.
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Vitamin-K essential for healthy bones in space |
September 7, 2000 |
If people are ever to reach Mars or other planets, they had better take some broccoli plants with them. French researchers have found that a deficiency of vitamin K--which is particularly abundant in broccoli--may contribute to bone loss in astronauts.
- New Scientist
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Astrobiology: The Living Universe in the news |
August 31, 2000 |
In the two weeks that Astrobiology: The Living Universe has been online, the website has received significant praise and coverage from scientists working in the space industry and astrobiology.
Marsbugs, a newsletter circulated to the world's leading astrobiologists featured Astrobiology: The Living Universe in its most recent issue, to be found here.
Astrobiology.com, a member of the Discovery Channel network, also recommended visitors to the Living Universe website with the words:
"Editor's note: This site is well worth an extended visit." - Astrbiology.com
Panspermia.org has also featured this website on its News pages.
More telling are the emails Astrobiology: The Living Universe has received. Dr. Mitchell K. Hobish, an experienced scientist who has worked at NASA, had the following to say:
"I just learned of your Astrobiology site. It's most impressive in both content and execution. Congratulations, and thanks for your contributions to this most fascinating field of study. I'll be sending lots of folks your way."
In addition, Dr. Michael Meyer, an astrobiology working at NASA, commended Astrobiology: The Living Universe on the quality of its content.
At Astrobiology: The Living Universe, we're glad to see that the time and effort we have dedicated to bringing this site to you have been recognized by the space and astrobiology community - but our work isn't over yet and you can rely on this website to cover all the latest news and topics in the astrobiological world.
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More evidence of an ocean on Europa |
August 26, 2000 |
New data sent back from the Galileo Spacecraft, which passed close to Europa at the beginning of the year, may contain the answer to the question of Europa's possible ocean.
Galileo detected patterns in the moon's internal magnetic field that strongly indicated the presence of a salty ocean.
- BBC News Online
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Europa Case Study
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Astronauts Enthused About Mars - But Cautious About Human Factors |
August 19, 2000 |
Despite nearly 100 shuttle missions, years of extended stays on Mir, and trips to the Moon, we still do not have all the answers when it comes to sending humans to Mars - safely. While the problems are not insurmountable, they will have to be thoroughly addressed - by both doctors and engineers - before humans can travel to - and work safely upon - Mars. Veteran astronauts Scott Horowitz and John Grunsfeld spoke at the Mars Society Convention in Toronto about their own experiences as astronauts and what lies ahead as we prepare to send people to Mars. (Spaceref.com)
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Mars Exploration
Physiological Effects of Weightlessness
Countermeasures Against Zero-G
Artificial Gravity
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Two Mars rovers to be launched in 2001 |
August 16, 2000 |
Despite the destruction of two Mars probes this year, NASA is forging ahead with its plans to continue the robotic exploration of Mars with two highly advanced identical robot rovers, both vastly more complex than the Pathfinder rover sent three years ago.
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Nine new planets found |
August 9, 2000 |
Astronomers have found nine new planets circling nearby stars, an astronomical conference was informed on Monday.
It brings the total number of planets discovered circling other stars, so-called exoplanets, to 50.
-BBC News
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