Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:33 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Flying the Sun to Safetyhttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1149.htmlThe Genesis spacecraft spent 27 months collecting atoms from the solar wind as they streamed off the sun's corona. When the Genesis sample capsule comes hurtling back to Earth on September 8, helicopter pilots will be waiting to grab it out of the sky. It's a Bird, It's a Planethttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1148.htmlWhen the space station passes across the Sun or moon, the scene offers an interesting demonstration of how planet hunter's look for new candidates by measuring the periodic dimming of a parent star. The space station is large enough and close enough to rival the appearance of a sunspot or the recent Venus transit. But is the sun crossing a novel instance of humans inducing an eclipse?Sniffing a Comethttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1147.htmlThe European Rosetta mission will sample a comet as it tries to harpoon and hook onto its surface. A specially designed oven will cook the comet in analogy to sniffing for recognizable elements.Whirly Bird Catches the Urnhttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1146.htmlThe Genesis mission will end September 8th, after capturing the first extraterrestrial samples to be returned since Apollo. The spacecraft has stowed pristine solar wind to help scientists search back in the planetary timeline.Monday, August 23 For more astrobiology news, visit http://www.astrobio.netTo unsubscribe, send subject UNSUBSCRIBE to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 11, No. 33
- Original Message - From: Dr. David J. Thomas To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 6:08 PM Subject: Marsbugs Vol. 11, No. 33 The 23 August 2004 issue of Marsbugs: The Electronic AstrobiologyNewsletter is now online.Text: http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2004/20040823.txtPDF:http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2004/20040823.pdfWord: http://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs/2004/20040823.docArticles and NewsPage 1 MICROFOSSILS IN A METEORITEBy Brig KlycePage 1 CANADIAN ANSARI X PRIZE ENTRANT TAKES THE PLUNGE IN TEST By Tariq MalikPage 2 VENUS: INHABITED WORLD? (INTERVIEW WITH DAVID GRINSPOON)By Henry Bortman Page 3 HAVE BLOOD, WILL TRAVELBy Patrick L. Barry and Tony PhillipsPage 4 ALIEN VS. PREDATOR: WHAT'S REALLY OUT THEREBy Seth ShostakAnnouncementsPage 4 SPACE RESOURCES ROUNDTABLE VI, SECOND ANNOUNCEMENTLunar and Planetary Institute releasePage 4 NIAC 6TH ANNUAL MEETINGNASA Insitute for Advanced Concepts releaseMission ReportsPage 4 CASSINI SIGNIFICANT EVENTS FOR 12-18 AUGUST 2004NASA/JPL releasePage 6 GENESIS: NASA MISSION RETURNS WITH A PIECE OF THE SUNNASA/JPL release 2004-207Page 7 MER UPDATE: BEDROCK IN MARS' GUSEV CRATER HINTS AT WATERY PASTNASA/JPL release 2004-204Page 8 MARS GLOBAL SURVEYOR IMAGESNASA/JPL/MSSS releasePage 8 MARS ODYSSEY THEMIS IMAGESNASA/JPL/ASU releasePage 9 ROSETTA: COOKING ON A COMET?ESA releaseDavid J. Thomas, PhDAsst. Professor of BiologyLyon College, Science Division2300 Highland RoadBatesville, AR 72501 USAPhone: 870-698-4269Fax: 870-698-4692http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/users/dthomasNASA/JPL Solar System Ambassadorhttp://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassadorEditor of Marsbugs: The Electronic Astrobiology Newsletterhttp://www.lyon.edu/projects/marsbugs
