Friday, March 11, 2011

Searching for life, planning the next mission to Mars

Each year's meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) seems to include at least one session on the search for ET. This year was no exception, with some very interesting presentations on what astrobiologists look for, the plans for the next Mars rover, and the role of NASA's Planetary Protection Officer. You can read about that final one in a later post, but for now, let's take a look at what astrobiologists spend their days doing, and how the new Mars rover, to be named Curiosity, will help them do it.

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