Original Article Ames, Ia. – An Iowa State University professor wants astronauts to go back to the moon. He says the world could be surprised by what’s there – 4 billion-year-old remnants of Earth, Mars and Venus that could redefine the history of the solar system and mankind. “There is a chance to get our hands on new, empirical evidence Read More ›
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This article, published by New Scientist, mentions Discovery Institute Center for Science & Culture Senior Fellow Guillermo Gonzalez: Guillermo Gonzalez, an astronomer at the University of Washington in Seattle, was intrigued to discover three years ago that 51 Pegasi, the first star other than the Sun that astronomers found to have a planet, had lots of heavy elements in its Read More ›
SYDNEY, Australia, March 15 (UPI)–Finding Earth-like planets with advanced life forms could be easier than we once thought, says one astrophysicist. Charles Lineweaver, of the University of New South Wales, says the probability of a solar system harboring life-sustaining planets is directly proportional to the amount of metal in that system’s star. “The ability to produce “Earths” is zero at Read More ›