The Occurrence Rate of Earth Analog Planets Orbiting Sunlike Stars, NASA JPL via arXiv.org “Kepler is a space telescope that searches Sun-like stars for planets. Its major goal is to […]
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Update on Richard Hoover and His Research Paper
Keith’s 7:00 pm EST update: The following response from Dwayne Brown NASA SMD PAO was received by NASA Watch in quick response to questions asked this afternoon: “1. How long […]
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NASA Statement on Astrobiology Paper by Richard Hoover
NASA Statement on Astrobiology Paper by Richard Hoover “NASA is a scientific and technical agency committed to a culture of openness with the media and public. While we value the […]
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MSFC Astrobiologist's Shaky Claim: He's Found Life in A Meteorite (Updated)
Life in meteorites? Study stirs debate, MSNBC “Many scientists have examined thousands of meteorites in detail over the past 50 years without finding any evidence of fossil life,” David Morrison, […]
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Another Video NASA Will Not Link To – Because It Does Not Know How
Keith’s note: This video, “The Sagan Series (Part 2): Life Looks for Life“ is the second video by Reid Gower. You may recall that an earlier video of his (the […]
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Kepler-11 Has Six Small Planets
Six Small Planets Orbiting a Sun-like Star Amaze Astronomers, UCSC “A remarkable planetary system discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission has six planets around a Sun-like star, including five small planets […]
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Live Webcast On Mars and Seeking Life (update)
NASA Mars Program Update From “Follow the Water” to “Seeking Signs of Life” “The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, DC and NASA’s Planetary Science Division welcomes you […]
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Rocky Planet Discovered by Kepler
Kepler Mission Discovers its First Rocky Planet “NASA’s Kepler mission confirmed the discovery of its first rocky planet, named Kepler-10b. Measuring 1.4 times the size of Earth, it is the […]
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Video: Ke$ha Meets Astrobiology
Video: Ke$ha “We R Who We R” parody – “Astrobiology “Are we alone in the universe? Find out all about the search for extraterrestrial life in this educational parody of […]
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Arsenic, Astrobiology, NASA, and the Media
Exclusive Interview: Discoverer of Arsenic Bacteria, in the Eye of the Storm, Science Now “Q: So, NASA approached you about doing a press conference, and you thought that was a […]