Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 6

[LARRY KLAES]

----- Original Message ----- From: Dr. David J. Thomas To: Dr. David J. Thomas Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 5:32 PM Subject: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 6 The 15 February 2005 issue of Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter is online. Text: http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2005/20050215.txt PDF:  http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2005/20050215.pdf Word: http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2005/20050215.doc Articles and News Page 2 FAMILY TREES OF ANCIENT BACTERIA REVEAL EVOLUTIONARY MOVES-EVOLUTION AS THE DRIVING FORCE IN EARTH'S DEVELOPMENT By Tony Fitzpatrick Page 2 SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCE SMALLEST EXTRA-SOLAR PLANET YET DISCOVERED Pennsylvania State University release Page 3 CARBON WORLD From Astrobiology Magazine Page 3 NASA HAUGHTON-MARS PROJECT-SUMMERTIME ON A "PLANET" CLOSE TO HOME By Elaine Walker Page 3 SAFE ON MARS From Astrobiology Magazine Page 5 TEACH EVOLUTION: LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND By Edna DeVore Page 5 NASA DEVELOPMENT MAY HELP SOLVE OCEAN BIOLOGY PROBLEM NASA release 05-042 Page 6 NATURAL CLIMATE CHANGE MAY BE LARGER THAN COMMONLY THOUGHT From SpaceDaily Page 6 NEW THEORY OF HOW PLANETS FORM FINDS HAVENS OF STABILITY AMID TURBULENCE Indiana University release Page 7 EARTH TO MARS IN A MONTH WITH PAINTED SOLAR SAIL By Bill Christensen Page 7 PIRANHA TO PETUNIA: CATALOGUING WITH THE DARWIN DECIMAL SYSTEM From Astrobiology Magazine Page 8 SCIENTISTS AT MICHIGAN STATE PROVE EVOLUTION WORKS From Michigan State University and Discover magazine Page 8 MOVED BY SCIENCE IN MOTION (INTERVIEW WITH AL DIAZ) By Michael Benson Page 9 IS THERE LIFE ON MARS?  LOOKING FOR ROCK SOLID EVIDENCE By Leonard David Announcements Page 9 BRAIN BITES: AMUSING ONE-MINUTE VIDEOS FROM NASA ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ABOUT SPACE YOU WERE AFRAID TO ASK By Karen Miller Page 10 DISNEY'S NEW 3-D IMAX FILM, ALIENS OF THE DEEP From the NAI Newsletter Page 10 SWITCH ON THE MICRO*SCOPE From the NAI Newsletter Page 10 RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN SPACE AND EARTH SCIENCES NASA research announcement Page 11 NASA SUMMER FACULTY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES By Magali Khalkho Page 10 56TH INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONGRESS By Kenol Jules Page 10 NASA AWARDS GRANT TO STUDY CANCER RISKS FROM SPACE RADIATION NASA release 05-045 Mission Reports Page 11 CASSINI-HUYGENS UPDATES NASA/JPL/ESA/UA releases Page 14 NASA AWARDS CONTRACT FOR KEPLER MISSION PHOTOMETER NASA/ARC release 05-07AR Page 15 NASA'S TWIN MARS ROVERS CONTINUE EXPLORATION NASA/JPL/ARC release 05-08AR Page 16 MARS EXPRESS UPDATES ESA releases Page 17 MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGES NASA/JPL/MSSS release Page 18 MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGES NASA/JPL/ASU release David J. Thomas, PhD Asst. Professor of Biology Lyon College, Science Division 2300 Highland Road Batesville, AR 72501 USA Phone: 870-698-4269 Fax: 870-698-4692 http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/dthomas NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador Editor of Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletter http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs