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ON THE COVER: A sentient life form stands in the sea from whence its ancestors arose to embrace a living universe. Artwork: Keith Cowing/SpaceRef.com
Featured Articles:
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Astrobiology at T+5 Years
The NASA Astrobiology Institute's search for extraterrestrial locales where life may be found.
By Baruch S. Blumberg and Keith Cowing
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The NASA Astrobiology Institute: Reaching Within and Beyond
Terrestrial investigations as a construct to inform and focus on likely sources of extraterrestrial life.
By Rosalind A Grymes, Ph.D.
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Finding Those Pale Blue Dots
Finding terrestrial worlds using the latest science.
By Jeff Foust
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How Do You Build a Tricorder?
Future remote sensing technologies and their application.
By Keith Cowing and Greg Schmidt
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A Sense of Place
Planetary Protection: the perils and protocols in obtaining viable research subjects.
By John D. Rummel and Margaret S. Race
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Life in Extreme Environments
Extrapolating what may be encountered in space by studying extremophiles on Earth.
By Lynn Rothschild, Ph.D.
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