From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu Jan 30 2003 - 12:13:51 PST
Today in Science/Astronomy:
* How to Sort Signs of Artifical Life from the Real Thing
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_shostak_artificial_030130.html
Picture Jodie Foster, her eyes closed and a mildly bored look on her face. She's wearing earphones and listening to the dull roar of the cosmos.
Now imagine Jodie 20 seconds later, when she hears something sounding like an unpleasant accident in the Boston Pops' percussion section. Jodie knows she's scored big: the aliens are on the air.
* Early Mars: Oceans Away?
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astrobio_drymars_030130.html
During the 1970s, photos from the first Mars orbiters showed dry river channels that were apparently quite ancient – dating from the first 500 million years of the planet's existence. The river valleys implied liquid water, raising the possibility that life might have developed.
* California Businessman Wins Night of Planet Hunting at Keck Observatory
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/ebay_keck_030129.html
It's not exactly a ride aboard the space shuttle, but Walter Cruttenden will soon realize a space dream that many amateur astronomers would certainly drool over.
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Today in SpaceFlight:
* Astronotes: Not Much Else to Do, Cassini Gathers Dust
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
During a long journey through the solar system, a spacecraft can gather dust. Especially if it is designed for the task. And NASA's Cassini spacecraft has little else to study as it makes the long, multi-month trek between Jupiter and Saturn.
* Columbia's Astronauts Find Small Miracles of Life and Light
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/sts107_update_030129.html
Shuttle Columbia's astronauts have stars in their eyes.
* X Prize Gets Four New Competitors
http://www.space.com/news/xprize_030128.html
Four new teams have joined the hunt for the $10 million check that the X Prize Foundation plans to award to the first successful launch and re-launch of a vehicle capable of taking three passengers on a sub-orbital trip into space.
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Today in Technology:
* Spider-bot Joins NASA's Robotic Menagerie
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/spider_bot_030129.html
Engineer Robert Hogg's spider sense is tingling, but he's no superhero. His spider sense comes from an insect-like robot with a leg up on its wheeled counterparts because it walks instead of rolls.
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