From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Thu May 22 2003 - 12:48:03 PDT
Science/Astronomy:
* Quantum Communication Between the Stars?
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/shostak_quantum_030522.html
Earthlings haven't made many deliberate broadcasts to extraterrestrials, but in 1974, as part of a ceremony at the economy-sized Arecibo radio telescope, the observatory staff arranged to beam a three-minute message to a few hundred thousand stars in the constellation of Hercules.
* Europa Diary 2: Life on Ice
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astrobio_europaD2_030521.html
Part Two in a Four Part Series: The Europa Focus Group is a collaboration of scientists who study Jupiter's moon, Europa. This ice-covered world may be one of the few places in our solar system other than Earth that has a water ocean, and liquid water is believed to be one of the key factors in the development of life. Astrobiologists and other scientists eager to learn more about Europa recently headed to Alaska's North Slope.
* Image of the Day: The Black Eye Galaxy
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/image_of_day_030522.html
Some folks look at this galaxy and think its been punched in the eye, apparently, for it is nicknamed the Black Eye Galaxy. Then again, some people call it the Sleeping Beauty Galaxy. We humans love to name things.
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Recent Headlines:
* Star Search Finds Neighborly Red Dwarf
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/red_dwarf_030520.html
* Hot Deal! Pluto, the Last Oasis for Life
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/pluto_habitable_030520.html
* Hubble Photos Show Neptune Has Seasons
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/neptune_seasons_030519.html
* Innovative Wing Design Could Soar in Martian Skies
http://www.space.com/spacenews/spacenews_businessmonday_030519.html
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