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Scientists simulate Moon and Mars exploration in Mojave desert

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA and a team of international researchers from Mars Institute and SETI Institute returned to the Mojave Desert this month to complete a series of field tests and simulations aimed at investigating ...

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created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Astrobiologists discover 'sweet spots' for the formation of complex organic molecules in the galaxy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists within the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have compiled years of research to help locate areas in outer space that have extreme potential for ...

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created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists search for moons around asteroids

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people know that some planets have moons but would be surprised to know that some asteroids do, too. According to Joshua Emery, assistant professor of earth and planetary sciences at ...

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created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

SETI's telescopes to go back online, resuming hunt for alien life

This week the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute announced that it had raised more than $200,000 from a crowd-sourced fundraising effort that launched earlier this spring. The money, which came from ...

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created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 27

Hubble discovers another moon around Pluto

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope discovered a fourth moon orbiting the icy dwarf planet Pluto. The tiny, new satellite, temporarily designated P4, was uncovered in a Hubble survey ...

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created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

US astronomers launch search for alien life on 86 planets

A massive radio telescope in rural West Virginia has begun listening for signs of alien life on 86 possible Earth-like planets, US astronomers said Friday.

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created May 14, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (29) | comments 98

Evidence for ET is mounting daily, but not prove

(AP) -- Lately, a handful of new discoveries make it seem more likely that we are not alone - that there is life somewhere else in the universe.

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created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (32) | comments 47

Allen Telescope Array begins all-sky surveys

(PhysOrg.com) -- With commissioning of the 42 radio dishes of the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) nearly complete, UC Berkeley astronomers are now embarking on several major radio astronomy projects, including daily surveys of ...

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created May 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0