SETI public: Rare Earth Part 3 and Astrobiology Report on NASA

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From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4@msn.com)
Date: Mon Jul 22 2002 - 11:41:12 PDT


Today in Science/Astronomy:

* Rare Earth Debate Part 3: Complex Life
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/rare_earth_3_020722.html

This five-part debate will cover a variety of topics prompted by the hypothesis of "Rare Earth," a book by Peter Ward and Donald Brownlee that suggests complex life may be unique to Earth.

* Scientists Debate Mystery Crater
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/crater_debate_020721.html

A mysterious mile-wide dent in the earth has generated a debate among scientists about whether the depression was the catastrophic creation of a meteorite, or the patient work of Mother Nature.

* Astrobiology Report: NASA Needs Course Shift
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astrobiology_report_020719.html

A committee of top scientists reviewing NASA's five-year-old astrobiology program gives it an overall thumbs up while recommending the space agency revise its approach and improve coordination with other, similar federal research programs.

* Future Vision: Lunar Base
http://www.space.com/spaceviews/

These images from John Frassanito and Associates offer a glimpse into how a future Moon base might look.

* 2002 Anniversary Special: SPACE.com's Complete Archive of Apollo 11 Stories and Multimedia Files
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/apollo11_special_2002.html

On July 20, 1969 humans first walked on the Moon and changed history forever. To help honor the occasion, SPACE.com invites you to enjoy that sense of wonder all over again with this collection of text and multimedia files describing the epic adventure of Apollo 11. We've also got links to our collection of SPACE.com stories celebrating the 2002 anniversary of the lunar landing, and a handful of links pointing to some of NASA's finest online resources covering the Apollo program.


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