Breakthrough Initiatives Summit on Life in the Universe and Space Exploration “Breakthrough Initiatives today announced its second annual Breakthrough Discuss scientific conference, which will bring together leading astronomers, engineers, astrobiologists […]
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Enticing Ocean World News and Vapid NASA Commentary
New Insights into Ocean Worlds Enceladus and Europa “Two veteran NASA missions are providing new details about icy, ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, further heightening the scientific interest of […]
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Hydrothermal Activity in The Seas of Enceladus
Hydrothermal Activity in The Seas of Enceladus: Implications For Habitable Zones, Astrobiology.com First posted on 11 April 2017 at 7:16 pm EDT. “On Thursday NASA will announce evidence that hydrothermal […]
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This Year's NASA Watch April Fools Day Winner
A revolution is brewing: observations of TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system fosters a new biomarker, physics.pop-ph “One of the key questions that has arisen in recent times is the boundaries of the […]
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"Life" Is A Truly Stupid Movie
"Fictional #NASA in #LifeMovie is run by a bunch of psychopaths & idiots" Spoilers – but movie spoils itself, so … https://t.co/vOF5dzsz6r pic.twitter.com/Y9nJMpGYrO — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 26, 2017 […]
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Preview of Trump Funding for Astrobiology?
Is this a good sign – or a bad sign – WRT increased funding for @astrobiology at @NASA ? #LPSC2017 #astrobiology https://t.co/Bl69fR0BdJ — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) March 23, 2017 I […]
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Russia's Pravda Cites U.S. Fears Of Chinese SETI Because of Flying Saucers
USA concerned about China’s possible contact with extraterrestrials, Pravda “John Hertz, former chairman of the board of trustees of the US-based SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) said in an […]
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Breakthrough Listen Partners With China on SETI
National Astronomical Observatories of China, Breakthrough Initiatives Launch Global Collaboration in Search for Intelligent life in the Universe “The National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) is joining forces with the […]
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NASA Astrobiology Grant Revisits "Contact" Memes
Senator: “Then why don’t you simply withdraw your testimony and concede…that this journey to the center of the galaxy never took place?” Dr. Arroway: “Because I can’t. I had an […]
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Sometimes NASA Has Technology SpinINs (Updated)
Sequencing DNA in Space, NASA/SpaceRef “NASA is not often known for making the best use of existing COTS (commercial off the shelf technology) abord the ISS. There’s usually quite a […]