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----- Original Message ----- From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 5:32 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine It Came Out of the Sky http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1399.html In this excerpt from the new Forward to the paperback edition of "Lonely Planets", planetary scientist David Grinspoon discusses the exciting discoveries unveiled by the twin rovers on Mars. Race for Pale Blue Dot Image Quickens http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1398.html Astronomers announced the first results of a search for extrasolar planets and brown dwarfs in an unlikely place--the stellar graveyard. A research team found two candidate planets in its survey of 20 dead stars--white dwarfs at distances between 24 and 220 light-years. The research is part of an intense race to take the first "photograph" of an extrasolar planet. Lakefront Landing in Crème Brulé http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1397.html For the first time, humans have gotten a close-up look at Titan, the planet-sized moon. Huygens, scientists say, has landed in soil with the consistency of wet sand or clay. The scenery surrounding the landing site resembles a postcard panorama of undeveloped lakefront property, hand-tinted in pastel shades of orange. Titan: Piercing the Fog http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1396.html The first color-processed images from Titan have beamed down to Earth from over two billion miles away. To complete the sensory exploration of this alien moon, a microphone onboard the probe captured the sounds of rushing air from the atmosphere closest in density to our own. Monday, January 17 ------------------------ For more astrobiology news, visit http://www.astrobio.net To unsubscribe, send subject UNSUBSCRIBE to [EMAIL PROTECTED]