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Diary of a Space Zucchini, Part 5
June 9-13 – Diary of a Space Zucchini Jun 25, 2012 03:24:28 PM June 9 Great news; I have a baby brother sprout! Gardener just showed me baby Zuc. He is strong and healthy and ready to move from the...
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Searching for Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine (part 1): Explorations to the...
Jupiter’s moon Europa. Image credit: NASA This is Part 1 of a 6-part series that tells the story of humankind’s efforts to understand the origins of life, by looking for it in extreme environments...
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An Astronaut's Guide
Carrying the Load Jun 25, 2012 06:28:06 PM Don Pettit strapped in onboard the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Humans make rather poor beasts of burden. Fortunately, nowadays heavy loads are...
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Searching for Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine (part 2): Explorations to the...
Artist’s representation of two scenarios of what may be happening under the ice on Jupiter’s moon Europa. Credit: JPL/NASA This is Part 2 of a 6-part series that tells the story of humankind’s efforts...
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Going Home
Birth of a New Moon Posted on Jun 28, 2012 12:51:02 PM I saw the waning crescent moon, a small sliver of white rising above the Earth limb. It reminded me of a glowing fingernail clipping. Like a...
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Searching for Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine (part 3): Explorations to the...
Chemosynthesis. Credit: NOAA This is Part 3 of a 6-part series telling the story of humankind’s efforts to understand the origins of life by looking for it in extreme environments where life thrives...
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Searching for Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine (part 4): Explorations to the...
Voyager spacecraft illustration. Credit: NASA This is Part 4 of a 6-part series telling the story of humankind’s efforts to understand the origins of life, by looking for it in extreme environments...
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Searching for Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine (part 5): Explorations to the...
Chris German explains the dive plan. Credit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) This is Part 5 of a 6-part series telling the story of humankind’s efforts to understand the origins of life,...
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Searching for Life Where the Sun Don’t Shine (part 6) Explorations to the...
Artist’s depiction of a cryobot & hydrobot which could one day explore Europa’s oceans. Credit: NASA This is the final part of a series that tells the story of humankind’s efforts to understand...
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For Climbing Robots, the Sky’s the Limit
For Climbing Robots, the Sky’s the LimitThe climbing robot LEMUR rests after scaling a cliff in Death Valley, California. The robot uses special gripping technology that has helped lead to a series...
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