From: James Brown (Jim@Seti.Net)
Date: Fri Mar 01 2002 - 20:46:27 PST
Larry and all - The news release said that the repairs to Hubble would improve its "seeing ability" by a factor of several hundred. Do you know what they mean by "seeing ability"? Is it resolution, light gathering, what?
James Brown
Jim@Seti.Net
www.Seti.Net
Argus Station: DM12jw
W6KYP
----- Original Message -----
From: LARRY KLAES
To: BioAstro
Cc: setipublic
Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 7:45 AM
Subject: SETI public: The Race to Find ET Life
* Massive Stars in Nearby Galaxies More Common than Thought
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/massive_stars_020301.html
Preliminary results of a survey of neighboring galaxies reveals a higher number of young, massive stars than was expected.
* The Race to Find Life
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_race_020228.html
The Olympics may still be fresh in your mind, but there is another competition underway whose consequences will hang over the planet a lot longer than this years pairs skating. Its the race to find the first unequivocal evidence of life somewhere other than Earth.
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Today in Missions/Launches:
* Hubble Repair Crew Blasts Off on the Biggest Spacewalking Challenge in NASA History
http://www.space.com/shuttlemissions/
Shuttle Columbia and a crew of orbital mechanics rocketed off Friday on a complex mission to service and repair the Hubble Space Telescope, one that will involve five of the most challenging spacewalks ever staged by NASA.
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