Deep-sea mission finds life in the Lost City

2005-03-04 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050228/full/050228-14.html Deep-sea mission finds life in the Lost City Jessica Ebert Chalky spires in the Atlantic depths play host to primitive archaea. The towering limestone chimneys of Lost City, a unique field of hydrothermal vents deep

Fw: Dazzling new Hubble picture / Theory on Jupiter's formation / New class of objects

2005-03-04 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NewsAlert To: Newsalert Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 12:45 PM Subject: Dazzling new Hubble picture / Theory on Jupiter's formation / New class of objects NEWSALERT: Friday, March 4, 2005 @ 1746 GMT

Testing Laser Communications Around Mars

2005-03-03 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.centauri-dreams.org/2005.02.27_arch.html#1109685485687 Testing Laser Communications Around Mars Building the first interplanetary laser link, a project known as the Mars Laser Communications Demonstration, will be one of the topics discussed at an upcoming conferencein

Fw: Chandra Digest (Mar 3): Jupiter

2005-03-03 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Chandra X-ray Center To: chandradigest Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 12:23 PM Subject: Chandra Digest (Mar 3): Jupiter --- Thursday, March 3, 2005 ---===** Jupiter: Chandra Probes High-Voltage Auroras on

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-02-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 28, 2005 5:33 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Sounding Out Marshttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1464.htmlAfter a year's delay, the MARSIS instrument on the

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry said it best...

2005-02-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
I was going to give this long write-up explaining more of my reason for the Icepick list, but instead I found this quote from the author of The Little Prince who summed it up perfectly: "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders.

For those who want to continue receiving most of the posts I put here...

2005-02-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
Please consider subscribing to The SETI League's BioAstronomy list. Details and subscription information may be found here: http://www.setileague.org/admin/bioastro.htm Usually what I post to the Icepick list I also put there. Larry

Fw: Rainbows on Titan

2005-02-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NASA Science News To: NASA Science News Sent: Friday, February 25, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: Rainbows on Titan NASA Science News for February 25, 2005Saturn's moon Titan is wet, according to the ESA's Huygens probe, butTitan's "water" is not like

With only 5 days left...

2005-02-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
I hope everyone on this list will at least give their thoughts and ideas on how we can explore Europa. You need not be a rocket scientist to do so. In fact, that might bring a refreshing perspective to look at the problem in another way. Larry

Science fiction novel predicted ice fields in the Elysium fields on Mars

2005-02-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
SCI-FI AUTHOR’S PREDICTION OF MARS ICE FIELD COMES TRUE Cape Canaveral, FL -- In an eerie case of fact imitating fiction, a key prediction made by sci-fi author Dennis Chamberland about the location of ice on Mars was proven correct this week. The European Space Agency announced February

Re: Closure of the europa mailing list

2005-02-27 Thread LARRY KLAES
Posting to the Icepick list has always been something of walking on a narrow path. Too few posts and the list is essentially sterile. Too many and it gets clogged up and dies. I tried to post articles that were either relevant to the discussion ofexploring Europa or related to it to

Saturn's A Ring Has Oxygen, But Not Life

2005-02-25 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/cassini-05zc.html Data from the Cassini-Huygens satellite showing oxygen ions in the atmosphere around Saturn's rings suggests once again that molecular oxygen alone isn't a reliable indicator of whether a planet can support life. That and other data are

Fw: NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Continues Making new Saturn Discoveries

2005-02-24 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 3:52 PM Subject: NASA's Cassini Spacecraft Continues Making new Saturn Discoveries Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory,

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-02-23 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 5:31 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Earth's Childhood Attichttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1456.htmlThe moon is sometimes referred to as Earth's

Fw: [esa_general] Polar expedition contributes to ESA's ice mission CryoSat

2005-02-23 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 7:31 AM Subject: [esa_general] Polar expedition contributes to ESA's ice mission CryoSat In a few days, a three-man scientific expedition called Pole Track is to embark upon a gruelling 1000 km trek across the

Fw: ESA's Mars Express sees signs of a 'frozen sea'

2005-02-23 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Science To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 11:15 AM Subject: ESA’s Mars Express sees signs of a ‘frozen sea’ The discovery of what could be a frozen sea close to the Martian equator, protected from disappearing by a thin layer

NASA Astrobiologist Identifies New 'Extreme' Life Form

2005-02-23 Thread LARRY KLAES
NASA Astrobiologist Identifies New 'Extreme' Life Form 02.23.05 Steve Roy Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala. (Phone: 256.544.0034) News release: 05-020 The end of a scientific journey -- started five years ago in a frozen tunnel deep

Fw: Probing Titan's atmosphere / Where planets can form / XM Radio launch tonight

2005-02-22 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NewsAlert To: Newsalert Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 1:22 PM Subject: Probing Titan's atmosphere / Where planets can form / XM Radio launch tonight NEWSALERT: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 @ 1823 GMT

Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 7

2005-02-22 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Dr. David J. Thomas To: Dr. David J. Thomas Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 6:06 PM Subject: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 7 The 22 February 2005 issue of Marsbugs: The Electronic AstrobiologyNewsletter is online.Text:

Mars Life and Panspermia

2005-02-22 Thread LARRY KLAES
Science/Astronomy:* Digging and Sniffing for Life on Marshttp://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050222_mars_methane.htmlWhiffs of methane in the atmosphere have scientists eager to dig underground to find if the source is biological.* Ice Packs and Methane on Mars Suggest Present Life

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-02-21 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 5:34 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine The Smart Onehttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1452.htmlBernard Foing, Chief Scientist for the European Space

Fw: NEWSFLASH: 'Pack ice' suggests frozen sea on Mars

2005-02-21 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NewScientist.com Newsflash Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 7:35 AM Subject: NEWSFLASH: 'Pack ice' suggests frozen sea on Mars NewScientist.com - NEWSFLASH'Pack ice' suggests frozen

Fw: Solar Sail Update - February 2005

2005-02-18 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: The Planetary Society To: Solar Sail Newsletter Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 7:46 PM Subject: Solar Sail Update - February 2005 COSMOS 1 - SOLAR SAIL UPDATEFebruary 2005PROJECT DIRECTOR UPDATEA PRE-LAUNCH REVIEWby Louis

Fw: Saturn's Moons Titan and Enceladus Seen by Cassini

2005-02-18 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 6:35 PM Subject: Saturn's Moons Titan and Enceladus Seen by Cassini Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

NASA Researchers Claim Evidence of Present Life on Mars

2005-02-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/mars_life_050216.htmlWASHINGTON -- A pair of NASA scientists told a group of spaceofficials at a private meeting here Sunday that they have found strongevidence that life may exist today on Mars, hidden away in caves andsustained by pockets of water.

Fw: Cassini's Radar Spots Giant Crater on Titan

2005-02-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:54 PM Subject: Cassini's Radar Spots Giant Crater on Titan Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

Fw: NASA Spacecraft Help Solve Saturn's Mysterious Auroras

2005-02-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 7:48 PM Subject: NASA Spacecraft Help Solve Saturn's Mysterious Auroras Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382 Jet Propulsion

Raw images of Enceladus close up - remind you of another moon?

2005-02-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://ciclops.lpl.arizona.edu/view_event.php?id=11

And here they are scaling down a titanic Europan crevice

2005-02-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/exploration/wallpaper07.html

And then a detour to Io...

2005-02-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/exploration/images/WallpaperLarge04.jpg

Probing the absolute density of Earth's core using a neutrino beam

2005-02-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, abstracthep-ph/0502097From: Walter Winter [view email] Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 14:20:25 GMT (302kb) Probing the absolute density of the Earth's core using a neutrino beamAuthors: Walter WinterComments: 4 pages, 4 figures (color online)Subj-class: High

Big mosaic and composite images of Enceladus

2005-02-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.habitablezone.com/space/messages/370499.html Big mosaic http://mer.rlproject.com/enc_narrow_1.jpg Composite http://mer.rlproject.com/enc_ir3_g_uv.jpg

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-02-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:32 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Something Bigger Than Lifehttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1444.htmlThe next decade offers unique chances to do

I know a knowledge of science isn't a prerequisite for running a country...

2005-02-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
... but sigh: The prime minister, who admitted that science had passed him by at school, was given a run-down of the Huygens space probe by scientists at the Open University in Milton Keynes. http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/sciences/story/0,12243,1415914,00.html He said: "I missed

What about the Mars Rover Rotini?

2005-02-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6969396/ Rover rotini revisited While this "Spirited" case of an odd imprint may be closed, another rover find remains puzzling. Early in its mission at Meridiani Planum, the Opportunity Mars rover shot back a Microscopic Imager photo that included a feature

Fw: DEEP NEWS - Issue #19, February 2005

2005-02-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Deep News To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:08 PM Subject: DEEP NEWS - Issue #19, February 2005 DEEP NEWSNewsletter for the Deep Impact missionIssue #19, February 2005 On January 12, 2005 the Deep Impact spacecraft headed into

Fw: Ongoing Exploration of the Solar System

2005-02-15 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2005 12:09 PM Subject: Ongoing Exploration of the Solar System Tuesday, 15-Feb-2005SMART-1 MISSION EXTENSION APPROVEDThe SMART-1 mission has been extended for an extra year of lunar

Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 6

2005-02-15 Thread 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 AstrobiologyNewsletter is online.Text:

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-02-14 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 5:33 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Moved by Science in Motionhttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1441.htmlAl Diaz is the Associate Administrator for the

Scientists gravitate toward E.T. notions

2005-02-13 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2708976,00.html Article Published: Sunday, February 13, 2005 Scientists gravitate toward E.T. notions By Katy Human Denver Post Staff Writer

Want your very own model of the Europan surface?

2005-02-13 Thread LARRY KLAES
No, I am not getting paid or otherwise compensated to promote this. Just thought the Icepick list members would be interested in such an unusual item. http://www.spacemodelsystems.com/europa.html Ice Fields on Europa — #EU8 The original close-up view for this model of the icy surface of

New theory of how planets form finds havens of stability amid turbulence

2005-02-12 Thread LARRY KLAES
New theory of how planets form finds havens of stability amid turbulence http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/1859.html BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A new theory of how planets form finds havens of stability amid violent turbulence in the swirling gas that surrounds a young star. These

Re: What happend to this list?

2005-02-10 Thread LARRY KLAES
Subject: What happend to this list? Hi Larry,What happened to this list? I haven't received any new messages since january 24th...Kind regards,Gert- Original Message -From: "LARRY KLAES" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: europa europa@klx.comSubject: JGR Planets in PressDate: F

Fw: NASA Observations Help Determine Titan Wind Speeds

2005-02-10 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 8:05 PM Subject: NASA Observations Help Determine Titan Wind Speeds Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,

Octopus Arms May Point Way to New Robot Designs

2005-02-10 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/02/0209_050209_octopus.html Octopus Arms May Point Way to New Robot Designs Hillary Mayell for National Geographic News February 9, 2005 Octopuses, those boneless, brainy, denizens of the deep, use their arms for some tasks in much the same way

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-02-09 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 5:32 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Martian Methane Mysteryhttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1436.htmlIn this excerpt from the new Forward to the

Fw: First measurement of Titan's winds from Huygens

2005-02-09 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Science To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 8:25 AM Subject: First measurement of Titan’s winds from Huygens Using a global network of radio telescopes, scientists have measured the speed of the winds faced by Huygens during its

Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 5

2005-02-08 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Dr. David J. Thomas To: Dr. David J. Thomas Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2005 1:26 PM Subject: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 5 The 8 February 2005 issue of Marsbugs: The Electronic AstrobiologyNewsletter is online.Text:

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-02-07 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 5:33 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine High Voltage Marshttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1431.htmlMeteorites and comets should have delivered vast amounts

Fw: spacetoday.net article: Bush proposes $16.5 billion for NASA in 2006

2005-02-07 Thread LARRY KLAES
This article is also available on the web at: http://www.spacetoday.net/getsummary.php?id=2785 Bush proposes $16.5 billion for NASA in 2006Updated: Mon, Feb 7 12:44 PM ET (1744 GMT)Originally Posted: Mon, Feb 7 12:43 PM ET (1743

Active SETI Is Not Scientific Research

2005-02-06 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.setileague.org/editor/actvseti.htm Active SETI Is Not Scientific Research by Michael Michaud Member of the SETI Permanent Study Group, International Academy of Astronautics Recent discussions within the SETI community have thoroughly explored the issue of whether people with

Re: Active SETI Is Not Scientific Research

2005-02-06 Thread LARRY KLAES
But as I always like to ask, how else are we going to search for intelligent life in the Universe? Wait for it to come knocking on our door? And star probes are not going to happen any time soon. SETI at least offers us some chance of picking up something from out there. Larry -

Forms and Functions in Fluids

2005-02-05 Thread LARRY KLAES
If we expect to find fish, whales, possibly even brain-built submarines in some far-distant ocean, it is natural to speculate on the subject of dirigibles. Again, science-fiction writers have led the way, imagining great shimmering argosies of soft, sentient beings cruising in alien

Earth - or a recent image from Titan?

2005-02-04 Thread LARRY KLAES
From: ESA Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 9:42 AM Subject: [environment] Earth from Space: image of the week This is one of the largest artificial bodies of water in the world, as seen by ESA's Envisat from 800 kilometres away in space. Lake Volta dominates the territory of the West

Organisms Found in Deepest Part of Ocean

2005-02-04 Thread LARRY KLAES
Organisms Found in Deepest Part of Ocean WASHINGTON - Tiny single-celled organisms, many of them previously unknown, have been discovered beneath nearly seven miles of water in the deepest part of the ocean. A sample of sediment collected from the Challenger Deep

Solar super-sail could reach Mars in a month

2005-02-04 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/mech-tech/mg18524846.500 Solar super-sail could reach Mars in a month 29 January 2005 NewScientist.com news service Celeste Biever A LICK of paint could help a spacecraft powered by a solar sail get from Earth to Mars in just one month, seven

The NSS Attends the Hollywood Premier of 'Aliens of the Deep'

2005-02-03 Thread LARRY KLAES
The NSS Attends the Hollywood Premier of 'Aliens of the Deep' By Larry Evans It is not often when a science documentary can play as an adventure film. Of course, with someone like director James Cameron at the helm, you expect the best, and in the case of his new IMAX 3Dfilm, "Aliens of

Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 12, Number 4

2005-02-03 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Dr. David J. Thomas To: Dr. David J. Thomas Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 12:21 PM Subject: Marsbugs Vol. 12, Number 4 The 2 February 2005 issue of Marsbugs: The Electronic AstrobiologyNewsletter is available online.Text:

Fw: Saturn's Bull's-Eye Marks its Hot Spot

2005-02-03 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 4:08 PM Subject: Saturn's Bull's-Eye Marks its Hot Spot Carolina Martinez (818) 354-9382 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

Titanic life may bloom without water

2005-02-03 Thread LARRY KLAES
[EMAIL PROTECTED] article: Titanic life may bloom without waterThe address is: http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050131/full/050131-2.html

Titan: A World of Its Own

2005-02-03 Thread LARRY KLAES
Science/Astronomy:* Titan: A World of Its Own http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_titan_shostak_050203.htmlOK, everyone anticipated that Titan was going to be interesting, but few expected it to be weirder than Michael Jackson. [Personally I think it is an insult to Titan to be compared

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-01-31 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 5:32 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Templating Ourselveshttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1423.htmlIn Part Two in the series on stellar and terrestrial

Alien Contact on National Geographic Channel February 2

2005-01-31 Thread LARRY KLAES
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005 Naked Science: "Alien Contact" at 10P et/pt Many scientists believe that we are on the verge of contacting alien life-forms. Join the search for extraterrestrials, and hear from those convinced that life exists beyond our planet. Rebroadcast at 1 am ET on February

Re: James Cameron and... Europa?

2005-01-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
The official Web site: http://disney.go.com/disneypictures/aliensofthedeep/ The teacher's guide (PDF file) has a number of pages devoted to Europa. Larry - Original Message - From: Mark Schnitzius To: europa@klx.com Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 9:12 AM

Re: James Cameron and... Europa?

2005-01-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
2010: The Year We Make Contact, made in 1984,did a pretty nice job in depicting Europa, minus perhaps the chlorophyll (but ya never know). http://www.sciflicks.com/2010/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086837/ At least Aliens of the Deep will make folks aware of Europa and the wider

Article on Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

2005-01-28 Thread LARRY KLAES
* Total Recall for Rover Team Four Cornell space scientists are part of a team planning NASA's next Mars rover mission, the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL). Scheduled for launch in 2009, the mission will explore the region for organic molecules to determine if Mars' environment...

Fw: [esa_general] Titan attracts record visitor and media attention to ESA

2005-01-27 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Portal News Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 10:28 AM Subject: [esa_general] Titan attracts record visitor and media attention to ESA The landing of the Hugyens probe on Titan made it onto the front page of nearly every newspaper in Europe and drew

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-01-26 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 5:34 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine The Origins Umbrellahttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1414.htmlIn Part One in the series on stellar and

Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 3

2005-01-26 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Dr. David J. Thomas To: Dr. David J. Thomas Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 4:17 PM Subject: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 3 The 26 January 2005 issue of Marsbugs: The Electronic AstrobiologyNewsletter is online.Text:

Space Probe Makes Science Fiction Wonders of Childhood Real

2005-01-25 Thread LARRY KLAES
Commentary: Space Probe Makes Science Fiction Wonders of Childhood RealJanuary 25, 2005 By LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS A small probe stranded on a far-away and hostile worldoperates for two precious hours at a temperature of 300degrees below zero Fahrenheit, desperately transmittinginformation to

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-01-24 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 5:32 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Clockwork Orange Planethttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1411.htmlAs the MER rovers blow out the candle on their

Re: Amusing letters to the editor about Huygens/Cassini

2005-01-23 Thread LARRY KLAES
(B (B (B (BAmazing not only at how many errors there were in this article, but the (Bfacts that they (Bwere not checked by anyone at the Washington Post, no less, plus it seems (Bnot to be a (Bmajor journalistic crisis to them - it's just them space nerds and some (Balien moon

James Cameron's Aliens of the Deep in IMAX January 28

2005-01-22 Thread LARRY KLAES
Coming 28 January to an IMAX Theater Near You "In Aliens of the Deep, Academy Award-winning director, deep-ocean adventurer, and space-exploration visionary James Cameron invites you to join him and a team of space and ocean scientists on a journey to the depths of the ocean. You will

HST abandoned?

2005-01-22 Thread LARRY KLAES
BBC 1/22/05:"Hubble rescue 'will be scrapped'"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4197505.stm)"The future of the Hubble Space Telescope is in doubt after the White Houserefused money for a rescue plan, US media has reported.US space agency Nasa will announce the decision in February,

Fw: [esa_general] Islands, rivers and methane springs - latest images of Titan

2005-01-21 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 5:35 AM Subject: [esa_general] Islands, rivers and methane springs - latest images of Titan These images from the Huygens DISR instrument show new features, such as evidence of flow around 'islands', deposits of water

Fw: Press release N° 05-2005 - Huygens results

2005-01-21 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 6:29 AM Subject: Press release N° 05-2005 - Huygens results N° 05-2005 - Paris, 21 January 2005Seeing, touching and smelling the extraordinarily Earth-like world of TitanOn 14 January ESA's Huygens probe made an

Smashing probe of a comet is cheered on its way to July 4 rendezvous

2005-01-20 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/05/1.20.05/comet_Tempel_launch.html Smashing probe of a comet is cheered on its way to July 4 rendezvous By Larry Klaes Two days before Cornell space researchers' eyes turned to Saturn, they were focused on another space shot -- this time a comet

Fw: [esa_general] Iceberg collision?

2005-01-19 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Portal News Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:46 AM Subject: [esa_general] Iceberg collision? B-15A iceberg's close encounter monitored by Envisat Some anticipated the 'collision of the century': the vast, drifting B15-A iceberg was apparently on

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-01-19 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 5:34 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Methane Worldhttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1402.htmlUniversity of Hawaii astronomer Toby Owens spoke with

Fw: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 2

2005-01-19 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Dr. David J. Thomas To: Dr. David J. Thomas Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 1:30 PM Subject: Marsbugs Vol. 12, No. 2 The 19 January 2005 issue of Marsbugs: The Electronic AstrobiologyNewsletter is online.Text:

David Grinspoon's Astrobiology Talk in Boston on January 7 online

2005-01-19 Thread LARRY KLAES
Lonely Planets: The Philosophy of Alien Life David Grinspoon Ph.D., scientist, Southwest Research InstituteWhat do modern explorations reveal about alien life and the role that humans play in the story of the cosmos? Join an internationally recognized planetary scientist for a lively

Fw: Opportunity Rover Finds an Iron Meteorite on Mars

2005-01-19 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 6:17 PM Subject: Opportunity Rover Finds an Iron Meteorite on Mars Guy Webster (818) 354-6278 Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.

Fw: Press Release N° 04-2005 - More of Titan's secrets to be unveiled on January 21

2005-01-18 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:44 AM Subject: Press Release N° 04-2005 - More of Titan’s secrets to be unveiled on January 21 N° 04-2005 - Paris, 18 January 2005More of Titan's secrets to be unveiled on January 21One week after the successful

Squyres and Sagan on NPR

2005-01-18 Thread LARRY KLAES
Squyres and Sagan on NPR On National Public Radio's All Things Considered," on Monday, Jan. 17, Joe Palca uses two Cornell professors, Steve Squyres, the leader of the Mars rover science team, and the late Carl Sagan, as examples of how many scientists are beginning to see the importance

Fw: [esa_general] Huygens lands in Titanian mud

2005-01-18 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Portal News Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2005 10:59 AM Subject: [esa_general] Huygens lands in Titanian mud Although Huygens landed on Titan's surface on 14 January, activity at ESA's European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany,

Fw: This Week in The Space Review - 2005 January 17

2005-01-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Jeff Foust Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 2:13 AM Subject: This Week in The Space Review - 2005 January 17 [ If you no longer wish to receive announcements from The Space Review,please follow the instructions at the end of this message. ]Welcome to this

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-01-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
- 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 Skyhttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1399.htmlIn this excerpt from the new Forward to the

Re: Surface of Titan in color / Scientists elated with quality of Huygens data

2005-01-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
I'm sure Hoagland is already on it. - Original Message - From: Michael Turner To: europa@klx.com Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 1:00 AM Subject: Re: Surface of Titan in color / Scientists elated with quality of Huygens data Hey, I see a face! It looks just

Fw: [nh-announce] 17 January 2005 -- Natural Hazards Updates

2005-01-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 2:10 PM Subject: [nh-announce] 17 January 2005 -- Natural Hazards Updates The following sections were updated since 14 January 2005.-- UNIQUE IMAGERY (1 updated events, 1 new

Fw: [esa_general] Titan - view from 10 kilometres high

2005-01-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Portal News Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 11:32 AM Subject: [esa_general] Titan - view from 10 kilometres high This picture is a composite of 30 images from ESA's Huygens probe. They were taken from an altitude varying from 13 kilometres down to 8

Excitement and puzzlement as Cornell views first Titan images

2005-01-17 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Jan05/Huygens.landing.deb.html Excitement and puzzlement as Cornell views first Titan images by Larry Klaes At 2:55 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 14, the first image of the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, taken by the Cassini-Huygens space probe

Some amazing amateur processing of the Huygens data

2005-01-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://anthonyliekens.net/index.php/Main/Huygens

Biologically Enhanced Energy and Carbon Cycling on Titan?

2005-01-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
Physics, abstractphysics/0501068From: Dirk Schulze-Makuch [view email] Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 18:09:31 GMT (160kb) Biologically Enhanced Energy and Carbon Cycling on Titan?Authors: D. Schulze-Makuch, D. GrinspoonSubj-class: Biological Physics; Chemical Physics With the Cassini-Huygens

Fw: [esa_general] Stunning new images of Titan!

2005-01-15 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Portal News Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 6:03 AM Subject: [esa_general] Stunning new images of Titan! Stunning new images of Titan including a composite of Titan's surface seen during the descent of the Huygens probeImages at:

Fw: First Results from Huygens Mission

2005-01-15 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:47 AM Subject: First Results from Huygens Mission HUYGENS MISSION UPDATEOn 14 January 2005 ESA's Huygens probe become the first spacecraft to touch down on the

Images of Titan when Huygens arrived

2005-01-15 Thread LARRY KLAES
Title: KECK: HUYGENS PROBE ARRIVES AT TITAN - Original Message - From: Laura Kraft To: Laura Kraft Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 6:42 PM Subject: KECK: HUYGENS PROBE ARRIVES AT TITAN HUYGENS PROBE ARRIVES AT TITAN MAUNA KEA (January 14, 2005) The Huygens probe impacted Titan's

Huygen's surface images of Titan remind me of Venera 9 and 10

2005-01-15 Thread LARRY KLAES
When I saw the first image of Titan's surface from Huygens, it reminded me of the ones of Venus taken by the Soviet landers Venera 9 and 10 in 1975: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/venera75.html And as I recall, the scientists back then were also surprised to see a landscape with rocks.

Fw: [esa_general] Radio astronomers confirm Huygens entry in the atmosphere of Titan at 11:25 CET

2005-01-14 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: ESA Portal News Sent: Friday, January 14, 2005 7:22 AM Subject: [esa_general] Radio astronomers confirm Huygens entry in the atmosphere of Titan at 11:25 CET The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) in West Virginia, USA, a part of the global

Fw: Great news from the surface of Titan!

2005-01-14 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.spaceflightnow.com/cassini/status.html FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 20051403 GMT (9:03 a.m. EST)Huygens remains alive and sending its beeping signal from the surface -- more than an hour after controllers calculate it landed. The relay of science data to Cassini concludes later this

Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-01-12 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2005 5:33 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Plunge to Methane Lake?http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1385.htmlAnthony Del Genio of the Cassini Imaging team

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