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It's a Warm Summer's Evening on Ancient Mars ...

You've heard that the science team of our Martian rover, Curiosity, has announced Gale crater was habitable for life, very long ago :) But what is habitability? I explain in this article for Active Astronomy - enjoy!

NASA Announces, "Mars Was Habitable"

by Active Astronomy astrobiology writer, Zantippy, Florida 15th March 2013

Curiosity's science team announced this week that Gale crater, on Mars, was habitable to potential life, billions of years ago. This is the first place off of Earth ever to be confirmed where life could have possibly had a place to survive, or even thrive. The science team was all smiles, looking joyful and ... [keep reading ... ]

I hope I did better than Sheldon.

Interview with Meteorite Men in the February issue of Astronomy Wise!

Whoops, late getting this here! In the February issue of Astronomy Wise, David interviews Geoff Notkin and Steve Arnold, from the show, Meteorite Men! Answer a question from the interview to enter to win one of their signed books. There are articles on the night sky, how stars shine, and one on free astronomy and space Android apps, including one that tracks asteroids! Active Astronomy tells you how to make your telescope polar aligned, and I wrote some haikus for Jupiter's moons.

Once you go to the February issue, click on the full screen icon, then click on the book icon and click "index" to pick whichever articles you want to read first. Have fun!

Astronomy Wise February Issue

Astronomy Wise February 2013 Free Astronomy EZine

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