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The Shoulders of Giants: http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option
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America’s ambition to explore space has not come without a human cost. The decisions being made today about our future in space depend on lessons learned from past tragedies.
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Seeing ExoPlanet Atmospheres From the Ground, http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/339
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Studying molecules in the atmospheres of exoplanets used to be a task reserved for powerful, space-based telescopes. Now, astronomers have used a small, ground-based telescope to identify atmospheric organic molecules on a distant planet. ...
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No Soup for You! http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/339
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A new paper may overturn ideas that life emerged from a 'primordial soup' of organic molecules before evolving out of the oceans millions of years later. The study asserts that hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor provided chemical energy to kick-start early life.
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A New Peek at Pluto, http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/339
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New images from the Hubble Space Telescope show that Pluto is undergoing seasonal changes. This change of seasons is evident in the surface color and brightness of the dwarf planet. The images are helping ...
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Cassini to Continue to 2017; http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/339
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The international Cassini-Huygens mission to explore Saturn and its moons has been extended to 2017. With the new mission extension, Cassini can continue to gather valuable data about the Saturn system.
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More Money, and a New Path to the Stars. Commercial space gets its chance to shine. http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3391/m
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The Obama Administration plans to cancel NASA’s Constellation program that was to take American astronauts back to the Moon. Instead, NASA will oversee a competition among commercial space developers to come up with the technology to reach the stars.
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X Marks the Spot: http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/339
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids. The never-before-seen event is providing ...
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IceBite Blog: Saying Farewell to a Frozen World, http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option
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NASA’s IceBite team are studying one of the few spots on Earth where the terrain resembles that of the Phoenix landing site on Mars. The place: a mile above sea level in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys. The goal: to test ice-penetrating drills for future Mars missions. ...
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Gone with the Wind, http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/339
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Biologists have discovered the secret to the evolutionary longevity of bdelloid rotifers. These microscopic organisms are able to avoid parasites by drying up until they are exposed to a fresh drop of water. ...
Astrobiology Magazine [astrobio.net] Pick a Pixel on Mars:
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NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now taking suggestions from the public on which sights to photograph on the martian surface. MRO has returned an immense amount of data for astrobiologists trying ...
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Studying Titan's Lakes on Earth, http://www.astrobio.net/exclusive/3385/s
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A new project aims to replicate the surface on the moon Titan in order to learn more about its hydrocarbon lakes. This study could also tell us about the chemistry that led to the origin of life on early Earth.
Astrobiology Magazine [astrobio.net] A Stationary Spirit
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NASA has now designated the Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit, a 'stationary science platform'. For months, the rover has been unable to free itself from a sand trap on Mars. Although Spirit is now immobile, ...
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The Difference Between Jupiter's Twins, http://www.astrobio.net/pressrelease/338
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Scientists have attributed the different surfaces and interior states of Jupiter's moons Ganymede and Callisto to cometary impacts that occurred some 3.8 billion years ago. The study in comparative planetology shows how influences from space can shape the formation of celestial bodies.
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IceBite Blog: Living in a Freezer, http://www.astrobio.net/index.php?option
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NASA’s IceBite team are studying one of the few spots on Earth where the terrain resembles that of the Phoenix landing site on Mars. The place: a mile above sea level in Antarctica’s Dry Valleys. The goal: to test ice-penetrating drills for a future Mars missions. ...
Astrobiology Magazine [astrobio.net] Spirit Struggles While Opportunity Rocks
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NASA's Mars exploration rovers continue to return science data that will help astrobiologists understand the past environment of Mars. Opportunity has discovered a unique rock that is allowing scientists to glimpse deep inside Mars. ...
