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California Academy of Sciences honors local scientists
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10/14/2009
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San Francisco based California Academy of Sciences will be holding an award ceremony honoring the induction of twenty-one new Academy Fellows today. The honor is bestowed in recognition of notable contributions the recipients have made in their fields of science and judging from the listed recipients, for their efforts in science promotion.
A few of the names will be instantly recognizable to Skeptics and science fans. Dr. Seth Shostak, Senior Astronomer with SETI Institute, host of the Skeptical podcast Are We Alone? has been announced, as well as previous recipient Dr. Eugenie C. Scott.
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The other freshly announced Academy Fellows all have amazing bodies of research and have performed some incredibly interesting experiments. Dr. Rocco Mancinelli has traversed the world studying extremophiles, living organisms which exist in extreme, inhospitable (and toxic to most) environments.
Read the entire article
Read the California Academy of Sciences press release
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10 Most Brilliant Innovators of 2009: Kepler Space Telescope
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10/13/2009
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Popular Mechanics
November 2009
ASTRONOMY: PLANET-SEEKING SPACE TELESCOPE
INNOVATORS: Eric Bachtell (Ball Aerospace), William Borucki, David Koch (NASA), Doug Caldwell, Jon Jenkins (SETI Institute), David Latham (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
BRILLIANT IDEA: A multiyear survey of 100,000 stars, in search of planets where alien life may thrive.
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A New Equation for Life
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9/18/2009
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"Astrobiologists are trying to work out a mathematical equation to quantify how suitable other planets are for life, similar to the famous Drake Equation for judging the chances of contacting extraterrestrial civilizations."
Cosmic Log, September 16, 2009
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Ear to the Universe Starts Listening
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9/18/2009
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"A large array of radio telescopes has begun its first sustained search or extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) and at rates faster than ever before."
Nature, 461, September 17, 2009
Subscription required to read the entire article, and the accompanying editorials on the 50th anniversary of the first scientific paper on SETI by Cocconi and Morrison .
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SETI Telescope Array Produces First Science Results
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8/19/2009
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New Scientist
August 18, 2009
The only telescope array in the world that is focused on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence has produced its first scientific results - but unfortunately there's still no word from ET.
Read the complete article.
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Quest to FInd Life Beyond Earth Gets Technological Boost
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8/18/2009
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USA Today
August 17, 2009
The search for intelligent life in the universe is still on.
Despite the absence of interstellar tourists to date, astronomers at the SETI Institute are hoping that we are not alone.
Read the entire article.
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Sunday Magazine with Liz Saint John
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8/3/2009
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Allen Telescope Array astronomer Steve Croft is interviewed on this podcast from San Francisco radio station Alice@97.3
Listen to the podcast
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Hasta donde sabemos, estamos solos en el Cosmos
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8/3/2009
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July 25, 2009
Douglas Vakoch is interviewed by Chile's Clarin newspaper.
Read the article (Spanish)
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Hey, E.T.! The Line Is Open
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6/12/2009
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MSNBC Cosmic Log
June 11, 2009
After years of preparation and testing, the SETI Institute has released the first results from a search for alien signals that uses the $50 million, 42-dish Allen Telescope Array. You didn't hear about it? Maybe that's because none of the thousands of signals picked up so far has rung an alarm bell.
Nevertheless, the fully functioning system represents the latest, greatest leap in the nearly 50-year-long search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI.
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Researchers at SETI Hope to Make a Good First Impression, With Your Help
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6/11/2009
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Chronicle of Higher Education
The Wired Campus
June 11, 2009
When the SETI Institute announced a new phase of its search for intelligent life in space, its researchers were faced with a question they’ve never had to answer: What would they say if they actually made contact with an extraterrestrial civilization?
Read the entire article.
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How Do You Greet an Extraterrestrial?
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6/11/2009
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Los Angeles Times
June 7, 2009
What's the proper conversation starter when greeting an alien?
How about, "This is Earth speaking. We would like to know you. Please reply."
Read the entire article
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E.T., Why Don't You Just Call?
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6/3/2009
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ABC News
June 3, 2009
An innovative new radio telescope has given new life to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, leading one of the leaders of the search to make a bold prediction.
Read the article.
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Competition Turns Science Into Child's Play
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6/1/2009
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NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday
May 30, 2009
What if tongue depressors were made of candy? What if you made a skateboard that rolled on balls instead of wheels? And if there really is life on other planets, how on earth could we communicate?
More than 700 elementary school students came up with questions and ideas like these for the Kids Science Challenge — a nationwide competition funded by the National Science Foundation.
Host Scott Simon talks with Jim Metzner, the creator of the competition, and two students who participated. Recorded at the SETI Institute.
Listen to the episode
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What's the Big Deal if Scientists Find ET?
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6/1/2009
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Astronomy Magazine
July 2009
Astroconfidential section features an article by Seth Shostak.
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PC-Linked Search for ET Turns 10
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5/28/2009
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San Francisco Chronicle
May 22, 2009
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Rare Supernova Is Nearby But Invisible
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5/27/2009
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IO9
May 27, 2009
In the galaxy M82, a mere 12 million light years from Earth, an enormous but invisible supernova has disturbed its local volume with massive shockwaves. The supernova, the closest to Earth in the past five years, can only be detected via radio waves.
In other words, it is emitting only radio waves, and at last astronomers have access to a powerful radio wave detector - the Allen Telescope Array - which allows them to see these previously difficult-to-find astronomical objects.
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Scientists to Gather Messages to the Cosmos for 'Earth Speaks' Project
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5/14/2009
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SpaceRef
May 14, 2009
For nearly fifty years, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has used radio telescopes to scan the heavens for signs of alien technology. But scientists still do not agree about whether we should reply to an extraterrestrial signal, and if we do, what we should say. To help answer these questions, on May 15, 2009, Dr. Douglas Vakoch, Director of Interstellar Message Composition at the SETI Institute, will launch Earth Speaks, a research project to collect messages online from people around the world.
Read the article
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Why Can't We Predict Earthquakes?
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5/8/2009
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Friedemann Freund is featured on this BBC-Horizon documentary.
View a video clip with Dr. Freund.
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50 Years of Seeking E.T.
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5/5/2009
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MSNBC Cosmic Log
May 4, 2009
It's been almost 50 years since scientists first came up with the idea of looking for radio signals from extraterrestrial civilizations - and although there have been a couple of curious blips, we haven't yet definitively heard E.T.'s cosmic call. Now the experts in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, or SETI, are wondering whether we've been looking in the wrong places for the wrong kinds of signals.
Or maybe we just haven't been looking long enough.
Read the entire article
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New Lick telescope will help us search for Earthlike neighbors
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4/22/2009
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This week, the planet-hunting scientist and his team of University of California-Santa Cruz astronomers are assembling a sensitive new telescope on the summit of Mount Hamilton that will search the skies for any galactic neighbors. Frank Drake, director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe at SETI, welcomed the Automated Planet Finder's contribution to "one of the most profound activities in all of science."
Read the entire San Jose Mercury News article and view the video of construction
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Why we shouldn't hide our problems from ET
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4/18/2009
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Doug Vakoch writes in New Scientist: "For nearly 50 years, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has scanned the heavens with radio telescopes for signs of alien technology. At the same time, scientists have painstakingly crafted messages to send in reply. When NASA launched its Voyager missions in 1977, for example, both spacecraft carried audio recordings depicting the diversity of life and culture on Earth. But never have those messages truly represented all of humanity. On 15 May that will change as the SETI Institute launches a project to collect messages from people around the world. Though there are currently no plans to transmit these messages into space, the project aims to foster a global discussion about whether we should send more than symbolic messages to the stars, and if so, what we should say." Read the entire article.
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Boldly Going Nowhere
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4/14/2009
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It's a birthright proffered by science and prophesied by “Star Trek,” “Battlestar Galactica” and a thousand other space operas: We’re destined to go to the stars. Our descendants will spread beyond this nondescript solar system and seek adventure and bumpy-headed pals in the stellar realms. Well, cool your warp jets, Mr. Scott, because we’re not about to breach the final frontier. Piling into a starship and barreling into deep space may long remain — like perfect children or effort-free bathroom cleaners — a pipe dream. Read the complete piece on NYTimes.com by Seth Shostak, SETI Institute Senior Astronomer.
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SETI's Large-Scale Telescope Scans the Skies
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12/12/2008
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CNET News
December 12, 2008
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Rock and Roil: Meteorites Hitting Early Earth's Oceans May Have Helped Spawn Life
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12/8/2008
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Scientific American
December 7, 2008
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A Mirror Image
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12/2/2008
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Astronomy
January 2009 Mark Showalter's images of the rings of Uranus accompany this story.
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Probing the Cosmos: Is Anybody Out There?
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11/27/2008
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CNN
November 26, 2008
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When Intelligent and Natural Design Collide
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11/27/2008
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WIRED Science
November 26, 2008
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Jill Tarter Receives TED Prize
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11/27/2008
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NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)
November 25, 2008
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SETI Astronomer Envisions Technology Capable of Receiving ET Signals by 2032
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11/14/2008
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PhysOrg.com
November 14, 2008
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Journalist Wins AAAS Award for Story on SETI Institute
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11/14/2008
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November 12, 2008
2008 AAAS Science Journalism Awards:
Print:
Small Newspaper—Circulation less than 100,000
Kara Platoni
East Bay Express
"In Search of Life" (series)
4 July 2007 and 11 July 2007 Platoni introduced her readers to the work of local scientists searching for answers to perhaps the biggest scientific question of all: Are we alone in the universe? Platoni explored the field of astrobiology in a compelling two-part series. "Ms. Platoni took maximum advantage of the strong local presence of the institutions and scientists who could best tell the story," said Kathy Sawyer, a freelance writer who was formerly with The Washington Post. Revkin said Platoni "did a marvelous job of bringing the faraway questions surrounding astrobiology down to Earth and—particularly important—to the readers in her region." To read the two articles in the series, click the links below:
July 4, 2007
July 11, 2007
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SETI Radio Telescopes Track New Horizons
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11/10/2008
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Space Daily
November 10, 2008
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Nearby Solar System Looks Like Our Own at Time Life Formed
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10/27/2008
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Wired Science and other publications
October 27, 2008
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2009 TED Prize Winners Announced
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10/16/2008
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Forbes.com and several other publications
October 16, 2008 Jill Tarter named as one of three recipients of the TED Prize for 2009.
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With a Twinkle, Pulasting Stars Could Deliver Signals from E.T.
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9/29/2008
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Science News
October 11, 2008
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The Alien Listener
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9/24/2008
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New Scientist
September 20, 2008
Interview with Seth Shostak The online version of this article requires purchase or subscription.
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Cracking the Earthquake Code
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9/8/2008
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Science Notes | 08
UC Santa Cruz Science Communication Program
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ET Could 'Tickle' Stars to Create Galactic Interest
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9/8/2008
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New Scientist Space
September 8, 2008
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Spore and the SETI Institute
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9/8/2008
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Several news articles are appearing about the new game, Spore, and how the SETI Institute was an inspiration to it's creator, Will Wright. Here are some samples: Seed Magazine
Interview with Jill Tarter and Will Wright
September 2, 2008 Financial Times
September 8, 2008 SF Gate
September 7, 2008
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Spore Springs to Life
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9/5/2008
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Macworld
September 5, 2008
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Allen Telescope Array Starts Search for E.T.
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9/2/2008
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IEEE Spectrum Online
September 2008
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Why are Our Space Neighbors So Quiet?
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8/29/2008
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The Herald-Mail
August 10, 2008
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Mars Clay "Layer Cake" Adds to Proof of Watery Past
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8/29/2008
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National Geographic News
August 7, 2008
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Can Our TV Signals be Picked Up on Other Planets?
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8/29/2008
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BBC News
August 6, 2008
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Be the Parent of a Brand-New Word: Astrobioethics
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8/29/2008
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Wired
August 5, 2008
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The Dirt on Mars Phoenix Lander Contamination
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8/29/2008
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Wired
August 5, 2008
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Incredible Discoveries Made in Remote Caves
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8/29/2008
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LiveScience July 31, 2008
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Will We Soon Find Life in the Heavens?
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7/25/2008
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US New & World Report
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Science: Searching for Extraterrestrial Life
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7/23/2008
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Washington Post Online
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