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Video: Planet Hunter Geoff Marcy on The Search For Extraterrestrial Life

April 16, 2012, 3:02 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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From KQED QUEST's Andrea Kissack: NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has been given more time to look for life-supporting planets outside our own solar system. The project, which has found more than 2,000 planets since it was launched in 2009, … Continue reading »

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NASA’s New Mars "Curiosity" Rover Launching Saturday

November 23, 2011, 10:31 am • Posted by Amy Miller
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NASA’s newest astrobiology mission to Mars called the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is set to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Saturday, November 26th. The one hour and 43 minute launch window opens at 10:02 a.m. … Continue reading »

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NASA's Flying Telescope Returns to Earth Every Day; Photos

October 31, 2011, 11:14 am • Posted by Lauren Sommer
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Listen to the audio version of this story The new SOFIA observatory isn't your average NASA project. Engineers took a 30-year old 747 airplane, cut a hole in the side and installed a 17-ton telescope. Most telescopes are either on … Continue reading »

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What Makes Us Conserve Energy? Six Lessons from the Smart Grid

October 10, 2011, 10:31 am • Posted by Lauren Sommer
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Smart meters have arrived for many Californians. More than 11 million have been installed by electric utilities in the state, with PG&E leading the way. The new meters digitally track a household's energy use. So, for the first time, we … Continue reading »

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