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Brown Dwarf Found Orbiting a Young Sun-Like Star »» Brown Dwarf Found Orbiting a Young Sun-Like Star

[Thursday, July 29, 2010] Astronomers have imaged a very young brown dwarf, or failed star, in a tight orbit around a young nearby sun-like star.

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Curiosity Rover Grows by Leaps and Bounds »» Curiosity Rover Grows by Leaps and Bounds

[Wednesday, July 28, 2010] Talk about a growth-spurt. In one week, Curiosity grew by approximately 1 meter (3.5 feet) when spacecraft technicians and engineers attached the rover's neck and head (called the Remote Sensing Mast) to its body.

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NASA Blog: Planets Large and Small: Dimitar Sasselov: the Kepler Planetary Candidates in My TED Talk »» NASA Blog: Planets Large and Small: Dimitar Sasselov: the Kepler Planetary Candidates in My TED Talk

[Wednesday, July 28, 2010] Two weeks ago I gave a talk at TED Global 2010 which was very well received, but caused confusion. I referred to past results from the NASA Kepler mission.

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Kepler Co-Investigator Spills The Beans: Lots of Earth-like Planets »» Kepler Co-Investigator Spills The Beans: Lots of Earth-like Planets

[Sunday, July 25, 2010] Looks like Fox News, The Australian, and the Daily Mail have jumped the gun again. To read their headlines and their short stories, you'd think that a bunch of Earthlike planets have been confirmed circling other stars with "both land and water".

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Detector Technology Could Help NASA Find Earth-like Exoplanets »» Detector Technology Could Help NASA Find Earth-like Exoplanets

[Thursday, July 22, 2010] The hunt is on for Earth-like planets outside of our solar system. Since the 1990s, astronomers have detected more than 450 extrasolar planets -- mostly large Jupiter-sized bodies -- around nearby stars

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'Benford Beacons' Mark New Approach to Find Frugal Aliens »» 'Benford Beacons' Mark New Approach to Find Frugal Aliens

[Wednesday, July 21, 2010] For 50 years, humans have scanned the skies with radio telescopes for distant electronic signals indicating the existence of intelligent alien life.

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NASA Finds Super Hot Planet With Unique Comet-Like Tail »» NASA Finds Super Hot Planet With Unique Comet-Like Tail

[Thursday, July 15, 2010] Astronomers using Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed the existence of a baked object that could be called a "cometary planet." The planet, named HD 209458b, is orbiting so close to its star that its heated atmosphere is escaping into space.

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NAI Minority Institution Research Support (MIRS) Program Solicitation Released »» NAI Minority Institution Research Support (MIRS) Program Solicitation Released

[Wednesday, July 14, 2010] On July 9, 2010, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research Center released a Cooperative Agreement Notice (CAN) for the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI) Minority Institution Research Support (MIRS) Program.

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Prospects for Finding New Earths Boosted By Brand New Planet-Finding Technique »» Prospects for Finding New Earths Boosted By Brand New Planet-Finding Technique

[Friday, July 9, 2010] A team of astronomers from Germany, Bulgaria and Poland have used a completely new technique to find an exotic extrasolar planet.

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Video: A Night Dive in Pavilion Lake, British Columbia »» Video: A Night Dive in Pavilion Lake, British Columbia

[Wednesday, July 7, 2010] During the 2009, Dr. Ian Hawes and I made several night dives. You can see Ian exploring the microbialites, searching for grazers such as amphipods and snails that might have an impact upon the overall growth and morphology of the structures.

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