The good news: The confused and constantly-rebooting Mars Rover pipes up after a two-day vacation (although apparently it still has major issues.) The better news: The Mars Express confirms the existence of water on the red planet. Houston, we’re still a go.
Category: Search for Life
Failing Sight.
Astronomers and scientists at NASA contemplate the end of Hubble. “One astronomer compared it to the fate of the faithful dog in the movie ‘Old Yeller.’“
Inherit the Stars.
NASA discovers a 13-billion-year-old planet in M4, a globular star cluster in Scorpius. I presume it’s where the monoliths came from.
Not just for Trekkies anymore.
After a decade in the dark, SETI finally gets some ‘spec from NASA.
Earth-2?
Astronomers find a Jupiter-sized planet outside the habitable zone of a solar system not unlike ours. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait until at least 2007 to see what lies closer to HD70642.
Crimson Canals.
It’s not exactly Venice (or Europa, for that matter), but it’s a start. Scientists find possible evidence of running water on Mars. And where there’s water…
Paging VGR.
After nearly four years of number-crunching (including 11,000 hours on my own personal PCs), Seti@Home has chosen 150 signals worth a second look, and will be using the Arecibo radio telescope thus next week. (Via Windowseat and Kestrel’s Nest.) Apparently, Seti@home will also be posting the names of the users whose computers picked out the 150 best signals, possibly on Friday.
Ankle-Deep?
Also from Raza, it turns out there’s water all over Mars. Excellent news for any potential and upcoming (wo)manned visits to the red planet.
3,2,1 Contact.
NASA gears up for an increased emphasis on astrobiology.