From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Aug 18 2004 - 15:10:29 PDT
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Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine
Venus: Inhabited World?
In part 1 of this interview with Astrobiology Magazine editor Henry Bortman, planetary scientist David Grinspoon explained how Venus evolved from a wet planet similar to Earth to the scorching hot, dried-out furnace of today. In part 2, Grinspoon discusses the possibility of life on Venus.
Underneath Ganymede's Ice?
The largest moon in our solar system, Ganymede, has lumpy mass concentrations underneath its icy shell. The lumpy features appeared by surprise when watching the Galileo spacecraft's flyby and may point to rock features on a ice floor.
Saturn Yields Two New Moons
To add to its system of 31 moons, Saturn may have many smaller moons only visible with the sharp vision of the Cassini spacecraft. Two candidate moons have been identified that are likely captured comets.
Celestial Geode
In the latest Hubble images, a remarkable young star has yielded the visual equivalent of a celestial geode. Like the sparkling interior of a crystalline sphere, a strong stellar wind is inflating this super-bubble.
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