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Scientist: SETI success within 25 years?Santa Clara, Calif. (UPI) Aug 16, 2010 The search for extraterrestrial intelligence could yield proof of its existence within 25 years, a U.S. scientist involved in the quest says. Speaking at the SETI Con convention in Santa Clara, Calif., Seth Shostak - senior astronomer at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute in Mountain View, Calif. - said, "I actually think the chances that we'll find ET are pretty good," SPACE.COM reported Monday. "Young people in the audience, I think there's a really good chance yo ... read more |
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Moffett Field CA (SPX) Aug 13, 2010A mysterious bias in the way the building blocks of proteins twist could be due to supernovae, researchers now suggest. If correct, this could be evidence that the molecules of life weren't created on Earth, but came from elsewhere in the cosmos. Organic molecules are often chiral, meaning they come in two versions that are mirror images of each other, much as right and left hands appear i ... more  
Denver CO (SPX) Aug 13, 2010Students from the Colorado Space Grant Consortium (COSGC) have teamed with Lockheed Martin to develop a miniature satellite, known as ALL-STAR, which stands for Agile Low-cost Laboratory for Space Technology Acceleration and Research. The ALL-STAR program, designed to inspire and develop America's future technological workforce, will provide students hands on experience in applying science ... more  
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 13, 2010NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be hunting for heat signatures at the "tiger stripes" in the dim south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Friday, Aug. 13. The closest approach will bring the spacecraft to within about 2,500 kilometers (1,600 miles) of the surface of Enceladus. The tiger stripes - which are actually giant fissures that spew jets of water vapor and organic particles h ... more |
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Second Spacewalk To Replace Coolant Pump CompleteHouston TX (SPX) Aug 12, 2010 Expedition 24 Flight Engineers Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson have completed the second of three spacewalks to remove the failed ammonia coolant Pump Module on the S1 truss of the International Space Station that failed July 31. Their spacewalk ended at 3:53 p.m. EDT Wednesday. Wheelock successfully closed the quick disconnect valve for the final fluid connector for the failed ammonia pump module. Then he successfully detached the final fluid line from the failed ammonia pump module. ... read more |
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