Aug 30 2010

Alien Planetary Systems Are Both Familiar and Surprising

Tag: Alien Life, Extrasolar Planets, Kepler Mission, Neptune, Solar System — Ray Villard @ 6:28 am
We are at the point where astronomers can study the architecture of entire planetary systems.

Aug 26 2010

Talk with the Aliens: Robert Sawyer at SETI-Con

Tag: Alien Life, Astronomy, SETI, Science Fiction — Jennifer Ouellette @ 8:45 am
Science fiction meets science fact in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Aug 02 2010

A Mathematical Twist on the Fermi Paradox

Tag: Alien Life, Astronomy, Extrasolar Planets, SETI — Jennifer Ouellette @ 10:00 pm
In a recent publication, researchers suggest that one of the reasons for a lack of alien communication could be down to the lifespan of civilizations, not because there are no aliens in the cosmos.

Aug 01 2010

Did Kepler Astronomer Really Jump the Gun?

Tag: Alien Life, Astronomy, Current Events, Extrasolar Planets, Kepler Mission — Ray Villard @ 7:13 pm
The science news media were primed for this “shoot-ready-aim” response because they are growing impatient with one of NASA’s most exciting and inspiring space observatory missions.

Jul 13 2010

What’s the Next Big Step in Solar System Exploration?

Tag: Alien Life, Life Science, Mars, Moons — Ray Villard @ 7:18 am
Which proposed planetary mission offers the best chance of providing conclusive evidence for life off the Earth?

Jul 06 2010

Where Would Space Aliens Come From?

Tag: Alien Life, SETI — Ray Villard @ 9:36 am
If flying saucers are real, why don’t we know where the visitors come from among the stars?

Jul 04 2010

Red Dwarfs May Be Safe Havens For Life

Tag: Alien Life, Extrasolar Planets, Kepler Mission, Stars — Ray Villard @ 11:16 am
We have a glimmer of hope that habitable planets may survive around a red dwarf star without their atmospheres being fried by blistering ultraviolet radiation.

Jul 04 2010

Red Dwarfs May Be Safe Havens For Life

Tag: Alien Life, Extrasolar Planets, Kepler Mission, Stars — Ray Villard @ 11:16 am
We have a glimmer of hope that habitable planets may survive around a red dwarf star without their atmospheres being fried by blistering ultraviolet radiation.

Jun 29 2010

Mars Rover Gets New X-ray Experiment

Tag: Alien Life, Mars, NASA — Nicole Gugliucci @ 1:04 pm
'Curiosity' will be the first rover to carry an important mineralogical experiment to Mars, an x-ray diffraction instrument called ChemMin.

Jun 25 2010

Smaller Planets Rule the Galaxy

Tag: Alien Life, Extrasolar Planets, Kepler Mission — Ray Villard @ 11:10 pm
Kepler is finding that smaller planets are more numerous than big planets, this bodes well for finding habitats for extraterrestrial life as we know it.
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