Tuesday, 1 March 2016

Life or illusion? Avoiding 'false positives' in the search for living worlds

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New research will help astronomers better identify -- and thus rule out -- "false positives" in the search for life beyond Earth.
via Science Daily
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What if extraterrestrial observers called, but nobody heard?

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Researchers say the best chance for finding a signal from beyond Earth is to presume extraterrestrial observers are using the same methods to search for us that we are using to search for life beyond Earth.
via Science Daily
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Scott Kelly, American Astronaut, Is Returning to Earth After 340 Days in Space

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Mr. Kelly’s time at the International Space Station is the longest trip to space an American astronaut has ever taken.










via New York Times

NGC 3310: A Starburst Spiral Galaxy

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Let the science begin

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After weeks of engineering tests, the LISA Pathfinder science team is ready to start work, demonstrating key technologies to observe gravitational waves from space
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2016/03/LISA_Pathfinder_team

Check-in open

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Media and social media representatives are invited to attend our ExoMars launch event at ESA in Darmstadt, Germany on 14 March
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Call_for_Media_The_next_flight_to_Mars_is_departing_soon

Scientists are closer to solving the mystery of how Mars' moon Phobos formed: Phobos in the mid- and far-ultraviolet

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In late November and early December 2015, NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission made a series of close approaches to the Martian moon Phobos, collecting data from within 300 miles (500 kilometers) of the moon.
via Science Daily
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