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| Double Sunrise - A new theory proposes Earth-like planets with double the star power. New | |||||
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An Earth-like planet in a two-star system is a possibility, according to Nader Haghighipour and Sean Raymond, post-doctoral fellows at the University of Hawaii and the University of Colorado, respectively. They defined which parameters such a system would require to support a habitable planet in the September 1 Astrophysical Journal. Although the existence of an Earth-like planet in a binary star system has never been deemed impossible, there are plenty of complications: The distance of the planet from the sun it orbits, the length of that orbit and the distance from the other sun all determine whether or not life is possible. |
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| Titan – Observations, Experiments, Computations, and Modeling New | |||||
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The workshop will be held on March 24-26, 2008, Miami, Florida
. This workshop is part of the NSF-Collaborative Research in Chemistry (CRC) Network "Chemistry of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons in Titan's Atmosphere” and the second in a series of annual meetings aimed to better understand the hydrocarbon chemistry taking place in the atmosphere and on the surface of Titan. It brings together atmospheric modelers, astronomical observers, mission specialists, planetary scientists, physical chemists (dynamics, kinetics, photochemistry), theoreticians (electronic structure, dynamics calculations), astrobiologists, and organic chemists. See detail |
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| Bioastronomy 2007: Molecules, Microbes and Extraterrestrial Life | |||||
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The conference was held on July 16 -20, 2007, San Juan Puerto Rico. This meeting will serve to bring together an international interdisciplinary group of researchers to share and discuss the latest findings related to origins of solar systems, space resources and exploration for life, topics highly relevant to the new NASA Exploration vision. As an outcome of this meeting we expect to produce a refereed Conference Volume, and through a teacher education program, forge new education collaborations. See detail |
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| Kimberly Binsted Participated in FMARS 2007 | |||||
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Kimberly Binsted participated in FMARS 2007, which was a four-month exploration simulation in a Mars analogue environment, the Haughton impact structure on Devon Island in the Canadian High Arctic. The goal was to experience (and hopefully overcome) some of the challenges of manned Mars exploration. The scientists conducted 22 science projects, including biology and geology field science and human factors experiments, the results of which will appear soon in the relevant journals. For more detail, please visit FMARS or Kim's blog. | ||||
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