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Darwin theory to help find alien life
11-8-2009 |
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Darwin's theory of evolution could prove vital in the search for alien life. NASA astrobiologists are using evolution as...
Alien worlds spotted outside our galaxy
11-5-2009 | 10
A University student has discovered evidence of extrasolar planets outside of our own galaxy, up until now scientists ha...
Robot armies 'will explore alien worlds'
10-28-2009 | 6
Scientists have said that in the future an army of robotic airships and satellites will visit distant worlds and command...
Scientists discover 32 new exoplanets
10-21-2009 | 3
Scientists have announced the discovery of 32 new extrasolar planets that exist around distant stars beyond our own Sola...
Hadron Collider could test hyperdrive
10-12-2009 | 9
The Large Hadron Collider could be used to test the principles behind hyperdrive populsion, a potential future technolog...
A new equation for life
9-19-2009 | 4
Astrobiologists are in the process of developing a new mathematical equation to determine how suitable other planets are...
Two worlds collide in deep space
8-12-2009 |
Astronomers have observed two distant planets that collided thousands of years ago in what would have been a catastrophi...
Kepler sees its first exoplanets
8-7-2009 | 2
The Kepler space telescope has discovered its first extrasolar planets. Collecting data on over 50,000 stars during its ...
Is Pluto a planet after all ?
7-30-2009 | 29
State governors in Illinois have declared that Pluto has been unfairly demoted to the category of 'dwarf planet', a sent...
A "one way trip" to the planets
7-22-2009 | 60
A senior NASA official has suggested that in the future volunteers may be wanted to undertake voyages to distant planets...
Microbe wakes up after 120,000 years
6-16-2009 | 14
Microbes locked within the ice in Greenland for 120,000 years have awoken, the new species of bacteria was found 2 miles...
Telescopes poised to spot air-breathing aliens
5-19-2009 | 2
The upcoming generation of space telescopes will for the first time be able to detect "biosignatures" in the light from ...
Possible Earth-like planets found
4-22-2009 | 19
Two new extrasolar planets have been discovered which appear to be similar to Earth, one is about the correct size and i...
SETI chief claims alien contact within 20 years
4-9-2009 | 13
The chief astronomer of SETI has claimed that mankind will make contact with an intelligent alien race within 20 years. ...
Hidden planet found in old Hubble data
4-3-2009 | 3
Astronomers have developed a new method for finding extrasolar planets in old Hubble Space Telescope images, the new str...
Finding twin Earths is harder than thought
3-24-2009 | 8
NASA's recently launched Kepler spacecraft is on a mission to find Earth-sized planets around distant stars, but once it...
Earth cyclones and Venusian vortices
3-16-2009 | 1
A feature observed in Venusian vortices that matches a similar feature in Earth's own cyclones has revealed how much the...
NASA launches search for second Earth
3-7-2009 | 10
NASA has launched its new Kepler spacecraft, marking the beginning of a three-and-a-half year hunt for planets in distan...
Asteroid belt origins in planet migration
3-1-2009 | 1
The asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter could have been formed during the early solar system when Jupiter and Saturn ...
Is humanity a spacefaring race?
2-28-2009 | 12
Seth Shostak writes about the future of manned space exploration, unmanned probes and the problems we will face in the f...
