SETI public: Math as an Interstellar Language

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Science/Astronomy:

* Counting on Distant Worlds: Math as an Interstellar Language

http://www.space.com/searchforlife/seti_vakoch_numbers_030508.html

If some day we receive an information-rich signal from another star, no one expects it to be written in English, Chinese, or Swahili. Instead, researchers engaged in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) often suggest that mutual comprehension will come through the language of math.

* Unearthing the Moon: Sampling Our Natural Satellite
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/moon_sample_030508.html

Celestially speaking, the Moon is in our face. Throughout this decade it will become more so as robotic visitors toddle over to the beat-up and desolate natural satellite of Earth.

* Cosmic Cuisinart: New Ingredients Stirred into Neighboring Galaxy
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/cosmic_cuisinart_030407.html

The nearby Andromeda galaxy is surrounded by relatively young stars, new observations show, suggesting that our neighbor has stirred one or more other galaxies into its stellar mix more recently or more vigorously than has been the case with our own Milky Way.

* Darwin Proved Right by Experiment with 'Alien' Life
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/artificial_life_030507.html

The evolutionary path from simple microbe to complex forms, on Earth or anywhere in the universe, is long, gradual and very Darwinian, according to a new experiment conducted with an "alien form of life" in a virtual petri dish.

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Spaceflight:

* Astronotes: Mars Airplane Technology Hits Major Milestone
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html

A high-altitude balloon rose high above Windsor, Colorado on May 3, drifting to the edge of space. The balloon toted a small glider to test technologies that could prove useful in designing future Mars airplanes.

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http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/rocketmen_tech_030507.html

* Armchair Astronomy: Watch Mercury Transit the Sun, on the Web
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