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Avatar’s New Twist on Plants
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| Topic: Alien Life |
03/04/10 |
| Although they're not nominated for an Academy Award, plants play a central role in the blockbuster movie "Avatar." A botanist provided the science behind how these unusual organisms may have evolved. |
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Seeing ExoPlanet Atmospheres From the Ground
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| Topic: Alien Life |
02/09/10 |
| 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. The finding means ground-based telescopes could be used in the hunt for habitable planets. |
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Alien Life May Not Be Near Massive Stars
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| Topic: Alien Life |
01/19/10 |
| A new study has confirmed that planet formation is a natural by-product of star formation, even around stars that are much larger than the Sun. However, it is not likely that planets around large stars could support complex forms of life. |
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Looking for Life in the Multiverse
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| Topic: Alien Life |
01/17/10 |
| Could our universe be just one among countess universes that emerged from the same primordial vacuum? And if so... could other universes be inhabited by life? In a recent article, theorists from Florida State University and the Weizmann Institute discussed these questions and the answers that physics may hold. |
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Reporting UFOs
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| Topic: Alien Life |
01/03/10 |
| A new website is giving amateur and professional astronomers formal mechanisms for reporting unexplained phenomena they observe in the night sky. The site will contribute toward a better understanding of transient phenomena occurring in the atmosphere. |
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Avatar's Moon Pandora Could Be Real
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| Topic: Alien Life |
12/23/09 |
| New research indicates that life-bearing moons, such as those featured in Hollywood blockbusters, might be possible. If astronomers discover such a moon nearby, the James Webb Telescope may be able to study its atmospheres and detect key gases like carbon dioxide, oxygen and water vapor. |
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Starring Intelligent Aliens
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| Topic: Alien Life |
11/05/09 |
| The most probable place to find intelligent life in the galaxy is around stars very similar to our sun, a new study has found. |
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Aliens in the News
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| Topic: Alien Life |
09/19/09 |
| Newsweek magazine recently ran a cover story about the search for alien life. In this interview, Newsweek reporter Andrew Romano talks about the lure of Hollywood’s favorite story and real-life aspects of hunting aliens. |
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Life May Depend on Galaxy
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08/13/09 |
| Intelligent life beyond Earth might not be as dim a hope as many scientists think, according to a new study challenging a widely held anti-ET argument. |
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Stars Choose the Life Around Them
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| Topic: Alien Life |
08/12/09 |
| New research shows that stars of varying ages could have profound consequences for the development of emerging life forms. Newly formed stars spin faster than midde-aged stars, generating strong magnetic fields and emitting more intense radiation. This could have a dramatic effect on any life developing is such systems. |
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