SETI public: Rare Earth Debate Part 1: The Hostile Universe

From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4@msn.com)
Date: Mon Jul 15 2002 - 23:09:13 PDT

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Today in Science/Astronomy:

* Rare Earth Debate Part 1: The Hostile Universe

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/rare_earth_1_020715.html

When the book "Rare Earth" was published two years ago, it raised a great deal of controversy among astrobiologists. Written by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee, the book's hypothesis suggests complex life is rare in the universe, and may even be unique to Earth. If life does occur elsewhere, the authors contend, it will only be in the form of single-celled microbial life such as bacteria.

* The Night the Lights went Out in New York City
http://www.space.com/spacewatch/milky_way_020712.html

A great meandering milky swath of stars that can never be seen from under bright city lights is readily visible overhead on summer nights from distant suburbs and rural locations. Once, years ago, residents of New York City had an opportunity to see this remarkable Milky Way, our galaxy's central concentration of stars.

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Today in Business/Industry:

* JPL Envisions Public Use of Mars Images, Deep Space Network
http://www.space.com/spacenews/spacenews_businessmonday_020715.html

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) believes that if you can't put people on Mars, the next best thing is bringing Mars to the people.

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