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Astronomy, other worlds than ours: Syllabus of a course of six lecture-studies (The University of Chicago, University Extension Divsion, The Lecture-Study Department) by Forest Ray Moulton, 1904 Exploring other worlds: From the New Golden book of astronomy (A Golden book) by Rose Wyler, 1968 Cosmic Biology: How Life Could Evolve on Other Worlds (Springer Praxis Books / Popular Astronomy) by Louis N. Irwin, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, 2011-01-03 Other Worlds From Earth: The Future of Planetary Astronomy by Planetary Astronomy Committee, 1989 Other Worlds from Earth: The Future of Planetary Astronomy by Solar System Exploration Division, Planetary Astronomy Committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1989 The origin of the solar system: Genesis of the sum and planets,and life on other worlds ('Sky and Telescope'library of astronomy.vol.3) by Thornton Page, 1967 Other Worlds from Earth:The Future of Planetary Astronomy by N/A, 1989 Other Worlds From Earth: The Future of Planetary Astronomy by Planetary Astronomy Committee, 1989 Other Worlds from Earth: the Future of Planetary Astronomy (report of the planetary Astronomy Committee of the Solar System Exploration Division) by NASA, 1989 Other Worlds: Space, Superspace, and the Quantum Universe (Penguin science) by Paul Davies, 1997-05-01 Other Worlds: The Solar System And Beyond by James Trefil, 1999-09-01 A JOURNEY IN OTHER WORLDS, A ROMANCE OF THE FUTURE by JOHN JACOB ASTOR, 2009-04-26 Why Aren't They Here?: The Question of Life on Other Worlds by Surendra Verma, 2008-06-30 Other Suns. Other Worlds?: The Search for Extra Solar Planetary Systems by Dennis Mammana, Donald McCarthy, 1996-05

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1. Other Worlds Not So Strange, Top Planet Hunter Says
   advertisement. other worlds Not So Strange, Top Planet Hunter Says By RobertRoy Britt Senior Science Writer posted 0700 am ET 14 May 2002.  
   http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/exoplanet_status_020514-1.html
   
   Extractions: BALTIMORE - The popular conception of planets around other stars involves strange worlds, all much larger than Jupiter on crazy paths in solar systems that look nothing like our own but within the planet-hunting community, that view has changed. Recent discoveries, along with the cleaning up of a few long-held misconceptions, reveal a handful of solar systems that are not so strange after all. Things out there are beginning to look a lot more like things back home. Geoffrey Marcy, a University of California at Berkeley researcher widely recognized as this world's top planet hunter, set the record straight in an interview with SPACE.com last week. SCIENCE TUESDAY Visit SPACE.com to explore a new science feature each Tuesday. >>Go to Science Tuesday archive page

2. The Observatory: A Guide To Astronomy Resources On The Exploratorium Website.
   California handson science museum presents fun astronomy information. Learn about solar astronomy, or build a solar system. astronomy Resources. Build a Solar System-. Find out what space is really like with this scale model. Your Weight on other worlds-  
   http://www.exploratorium.edu/observatory

3. Your Weight On Other Worlds
   Learn more about worlds outside our galaxy with this catalog of extrasolar planets. Features include images and astronomy links.  
   http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight
   
   Extractions: Your weight is Before we get into the subject of gravity and how it acts, it's important to understand the difference between weight and mass We often use the terms "mass" and "weight" interchangeably in our daily speech, but to an astronomer or a physicist they are completely different things. The mass of a body is a measure of how much matter it contains. An object with mass has a quality called

4. New Era Dawns In Search For Other Worlds
   A new era has dawned in the search for other worlds. solar systems like ours are possible– other places that While dust thwarts optical astronomy, it can be  
   http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/dusty_worlds_020123-1.html
   
   Extractions: WASHINGTON D.C. - At a meeting of the American Astronomical Society earlier this month, the Hilton and Towers hotel was loaded with more dust than a second-hand bookstore owner sees in a lifetime. It permeated the aisles of a conference hall where hundreds of posters presented fresh views of the universe, worked its way into rooms where researchers discussed their findings. Far from obscuring the gathering, astronomers announced they had peered through the dust to get the best view ever of the center of our galaxy. Mapped it to reveal the collision of stellar winds . More significant, they used mere dust grains to gain tantalizing new insights into the earliest stages of planet formation. Images

5. The Exploratorium's "What's New In The World" October'97
   Issue No. 21 astronomy , 2nd Aniversary Issue! Your Weight on other worldsYour Weight on other worlds A cool exhibit for the weight conscious.  
   http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/news/october97.html
   
   Extractions: Story by Ron Hipschman "Contact," "Star Trek," "Babylon 5," "Star Wars," "Alien," and the rest of the lot have one thing in common. They all deal with alien civilizations and their relationships to humans. Some of these futuristic fictions portray alien life as friendly, some as hostile. Most of the aliens are curiously "humanoid." Many of us dream of one day meeting up with a (friendly) alien race. Much could be learned and discovered about each other. What are we doing right now to make this happen?

6. StarWorlds - Astronomy And Related Organizations
   All Products Books -Used Books -Collectable Books All Subjects -Art, Architecture Photography -Audio Cassettes -Audio CDs -Biography -Business, Finance Law -Children's Books -Comics Graphic Novels -Computers Internet -Crime, Thrillers  
   http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/~heck/sfworlds.htm
   
   Extractions: Welcome to the largest searchable directory, continually updated, of organizations, institutions, associations, companies, and so on, involved in astronomy and related space sciences, together with other entries of interest (currently about 6,500 entries with all practical details available and more than 6,500 hot links ). See also the outstanding features . For homepages of professional astronomers, please go to StarHeads . Abbreviations, acronyms, and so on, are in StarBits . You should also read the and the statements. The database StarWorlds is associated to the directory (on paper) of organizations StarGuides Note that StarGuides is now published by Kluwer Academic Publishers To retrieve information from the database, select your option Enter any string (name or part of the name of an organization, city, location, title of periodical, ISS Number, part of an e-mail address or of a URL, and so on) with the options `Embedded string' and `Case insensitive' and the system will retrieve all organizations with that string appearing in the text of their entry.

7. Other Worlds, Distant Suns
   Want to ensure you are current on the seemingly daily discoveries in astronomy andthe space sciences? Then sign up for the other worlds, Distant Suns mailing  
   http://www.astronautica.com/owds.html
   
   Extractions: people have visited this site since 5 August 1996. All information on this website is Garber Astronautics NOTE: VRMLs and images will appear in a new browser window What is VRML? Click here for VRML viewing tips click here for a 10K preview image ... Jupiter and its four largest moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto

8. Sri Lanka: Gateway To Other Worlds?
   Sri Lanka Gateway to other worlds? Scientists reexamine legends of Serendip Patrick Harrigan, M.A., studied astronomy at the University of Michigan before entering the field of  
   http://www.kataragama.org/research/gateways.htm
   
   Extractions: Scientists re-examine legends of Serendip O ngoing space research shares much in common with recent investigations studying the basis for Lanka’s ancient reputation as a gateway between worlds. The implications, researchers say, could be enormous. This article was written to commemorate Sri Lanka’s contribution to worldwide functions marking 1992 as the International Space Year. Patrick Harrigan , M.A., studied astronomy at the University of Michigan before entering the field of South Asia studies. He now serves as acting editor of the Kataragama Research Publications Project. Ptolemy's map of Taprobane. "Not only is the universe more complex than we ever thought, it is far more mysterious and magical than we ever believed." - American physicist Dr. Fred Alan Wolf I nstantaneous transport between worlds , once the stuff of science fiction and long a favorite theme of lore and legend would ever dare to imagine, according to a growing consensus of researchers in the rapidly-emerging field of parallel universe theory. Now scientific interest appears to be focusing upon Sri Lanka’s living tradition of cosmography or sacred geography the understanding of which could lead to discoveries that are literally out of this world. Theoretical physicists, backed by recent findings in the field of radio astronomy, are suggesting that the visible universe as we see it may in fact consist of multiple overlapping universes that are dependently inter-related in some yet unknown way. They point, for instance, to recent calculations indicating that nine-tenths of the universe’s postulated mass may consist of 'dark matter' that is yet undetected and unaccounted for a disturbing fact to astrophysicists that is neatly explainable in terms of parallel universe theory.

9. PRAXIS Publishing Astronomy & Space Sciences: Life On Other Worlds
   worlds Bookcover/link to New Scientist review Life on other worlds and How from thefrontiers of such diverse research topics as astronomy, biology, genetics  
   http://www.praxis-publishing.co.uk/space/aliens.htm
   
   Extractions: and How to Find It Stuart Clark Research into the possibility of life beyond Earth is no longer a fringe discipline. For example, a growing number of scientists now believe that microbial life will be found on Mars. In this fascinating new book, astrophysicist Stuart Clark considers the weight of modern scientific evidence and finds every reason to believe that life-forms should be as much a part of the cosmos as stars themselves. Drawing together strands from the frontiers of such diverse research topics as astronomy, biology, genetics and language theory, the author presents a cosmic tapestry for the general audience, showing life's inextricable bonds with the cosmos. With easy-to-understand examples, Stuart takes the reader on an intriguing journey into the deepest realms of the Universe, into the microscopic world of the living cell and back to the time of the dinosaurs. Life on Earth, it seems, is no chance accident nor is it anything miraculous. Instead, scientists are beginning to realise that each step is a perfectly consistent, perhaps even expected, step along the scientific ladder. So if life developed on Earth, then why not elsewhere? Ultimately, by explaining how life is so intrinsically linked with the laws of nature, this book brings the Universe a little closer to us all, and forces us to believe in the existence of extraterrestrials.

10. PRAXIS Publishing Astronomy & Space Sciences: Life On Other Worlds
    Life On other worlds is visually spare, but it is rich in language The distinctionis important, amateur astronomers take their astronomy more seriously than  
    http://www.praxis-publishing.co.uk/space/nsreview.htm
    
    Extractions: by Stuart Clark, Praxis, £16.95, ISBN 185233097X PEOPLE are fascinated by the prospect of life in space. My proof? I count an even dozen volumes on bioastronomy on my bookshelf, all published within the past year. But among these, Stuart Clark's Life On Other Worlds and How To Find It is unique its in approach. We must walk before we run, says Clark. Don't even ask the age-old question "Are we alone?" until you 've brushed up on the basics. These basics are the principles and assumptions that underlie any search for life beyond our sphere. Here, Clark invokes the writings of Carl Sagan, Paul Davies, David Blair, Christian de Duve and many other respected experts. A swift tutorial on cosmic evolution takes us from the big bang to the formation of planets that might, just possibly, support life. This sets the stage for a lucid discussion of the emergence of life and exactly what constitutes a hospitable environment. The backdrop is a picture of Earth-like planets as commonplace among the myriad worlds in our Universe. But just because life could exist elsewhere is no guarantee that it does. To find out, we have to do the experiment. We have to collect the data. The search for life within our own Solar System has its roots in the 18th-century furore over supposed canals on Mars. Centuries later, the controversy continues, but now it is over the 1996 claim that a Martian meteorite contains microbial fossils. Exobiologists have not rejected the prospect of finding primitive life close to home. Several space missions are due to leave the drawing board and test for the presence of life.

11. Other Worlds Where H2S Serves In Place Of H20?
    MadSci Network astronomy Subject other worlds where H2S serves inplace of H20? Date Sun Apr 11 122628 1999 Posted by Jackson  
    http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/apr99/924092039.As.q.html
    
    Extractions: I saw a show on NOVA a few nights ago about bacteria that use hydrogen sulfide in place of water for (what I perceived as) their endpoint of electron transport. This idea fascinated me.. Is it possible that on distant worlds there could be conditions favoring H2S oceans, icebergs, rainstorms and dark sulfurous clouds? I seem to recall that one of the Jovian moons had a lot of sulfur on it. How different would such an environment have to be from the Earth to allow H2S to function in the role of water? Thanks for providing this service! - J. Re: Other worlds where H2S serves in place of H20? Current Queue Current Queue for Astronomy Astronomy archives Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Astronomy MadSci Network

12. Re: Other Worlds Where H2S Serves In Place Of H20?
    MadSci Network astronomy Re other worlds where H2S serves in placeof H20? Date Tue Apr 13 190036 1999 Posted By Nick Hoffman  
    http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/apr99/924092039.As.r.html
    
    Extractions: Hi Jackson, I didn't see that programme - we don't get NOVA here in Australia :-) I can guess what it said though, because I've been researching this sort of thing in my spare time recently. One thing to get clear is that either you or NOVA have something a bit wrong about how the Bacteria uses H2S. If you look at these sorts of bacteria (and algae like Cyanidium caldarium that have equivalent chemistry) you find that their bodies are just like "normal" organisms, with body fluids based on water. They aren't full of liquid H2S. What they do is USE H2S as an energy source, instead of photosynthesising or eating "normal" energy foods like sugars and fats, and oxidising them. What they do is take in H2S and combine it with other chemicals to make sulphates, plus energy in the form of hydrogen ions. See WebElements for more info on the Elements: http://www.webelements.com/

13. Firefly Books - Other Worlds
    rface of a brown dwarf. Travel with awardwinning astronomy writer Dickinson onthis gigantic odyssey on other worlds, his latest book for young readers.  
    http://www.fireflybooks.com/books/1895565707E.html
    
    Extractions: A Beginner's Guide to Planets and Moons by Terence Dickinson DESCRIPTION What are other planets like? Do they have air and clouds? Water and rocks? Could we walk on the moons of Saturn? Are there planets orbiting around other stars? Using colorfully dramatic but scientifically accurate illustrations, as well as the latest spacecraft and Hubble Space Telescope portraits of other worlds, Terence Dickinson answers these questions and more in Other Worlds , a fact- and fun-filled tour of the solar system's 9 planets, their 61 known moons and the suspected planets of other stars in our galaxy. Stand on the rim of a Martian canyon, watch solar systems being born, visit a sulfur-spewing volcano on Jupiter's moon Io (pronounced EYE-oh), plunge into the red atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan and gaze at the swirling su! rface of a brown dwarf. Travel with award-winning astronomy writer Dickinson on this gigantic odyssey on Other Worlds , his latest book for young readers.

14. Firefly Books - Other Worlds
    other worlds A Beginner's Guide to Planets and Moons by Terence Dickinson. EXCERPTFROM BOOK. Return to astronomy. Return to Space astronomy Children's Books.  
    http://www.fireflybooks.com/books/1895565707A.html

15. ASP: Astronomy And The Environment
    in astronomy, July 1999, p. 36. Profile of John Rummel, NASA's Planetary ProtectionOfficer, whose task it is to see that microorganisms from other worlds don  
    http://www.astrosociety.org/education/resources/environment02.html
    
    Extractions: SEARCH ASP SITE: Education Topics: Programs Activities Resources The Universe in ... Forums 3. Radio Interference Radio astronomer search for "faint" radio static from cosmic objects. Increasingly, the signals they are searching for are lost in the "din" of terrestrial radio communications, particularly the requirements of cellular phones and other modern communications using satellites. Major political battles loom as the demands of business clash with the need to protect certain important channels for radio astronomy. Readings Carpenter, S. "Lost Space: Rising Din Threatens Radio Astronomy" in Science News, Sep. 11, 1999, vol. 156, p. 168. Good summary of current situation. Cohen, J. "Radio Pollution: The Invisible Threat to Radio Astronomy" in (a journal of the Royal Astronomical Society), Dec. 1999, vol. 40, issue 6, p. 8. Good review from a European perspective.

16. ASP: Good Astronomy Activities On The WWW
    Good astronomy Activities on the World Wide Web. of the mass of the planets by askingif the Earth's mass were 1 penny, how many pennies for the other worlds.  
    http://www.astrosociety.org/education/activities/astroacts03.html
    
    Extractions: Astronomy ... Forums Planets and Satellites: General Students model and explore how we tell a body in space is rotating. First they simulate rotation in the school yard, and then they watch movies on the internet that show both planetary features and sun-spots rotate. [e,m] Crazy Craters In this nice activity from the book Moons of Jupiter from the GEMS Program at the Lawrence Hall of Science, students do a variety of activities to simulate how cratering occurs by dropping and throwing objects at a chocolate-powder surface on top of flour. This is perhaps the most thorough version of a classic activity (see the "Impact Cratering" ones later in this section.) [a] Exploring the Planets: Using Images Students examine some intriguing images from planetary exploration and try figure out what they are seeing. Dennis Schatz' "Planet Picking" activity does this better, but this one is on the Web. [a] Flexing Muscles and Moons Students measure the effect of gravitational flexing (which keeps Io and Europa's interior warm) by taking the temperature of some flexible rubber balls. They also do calculations about the force of gravity. [m]

17. OTHER WORLDS
    and links to other Mars sites. Centre Home of the HR Macmillan Planetarium and GordonMacmillan Southam Observatory The Star*s Family of astronomy Resources A  
    http://www.cybertown.com/otherw.html
    
    Extractions: The Lunar Resources Company is "organized to advance and engage in space flight as a commercial enterprise, to establish and operate a permanent manned lunar base, and to transact any and all lawful businesson Earth, in outer space, and on other celestial bodiesfor which corporations may be incorporated under the Texas Business Corporation Act" actually it mostly comprises an excellent collection of mostly fascinating space links. Mars Map

18. OTHER WORLDS CREATED ON 16.1.98 - FIRST ATTEMPT
    other worlds astronomy Picture of the Day Hot Topics and Nice Images The NSSDC Photogallery Hubble Space Telescope's Best Images of 19901995 The astronomy  
    http://www.physics.nus.edu.sg/~phyctt/llinks.htm

19. ArtClicks : Science/Astronomy/Other_Worlds
    Science astronomy other worlds.  
    http://artclicks.com/links/pages/Science/Astronomy/Other_Worlds/

20. Astronomy 207T Syllabus
    last revised 10/9/02 Fall 2002 astronomy 207T Course Syllabus. MEETING.TOPIC. Week 1, History of Thought About Life on other worlds  
    http://www.williams.edu/Astronomy/Course-Pages/207T/syllabus.html
    
    Extractions: BRING YOUR SCHEDULES! Week 1 History of Thought About Life on Other Worlds Q: Describe and defend your choice for the two most important historical events ( one pre-1900, one post-1900) affecting humanity's conception about the possibility of life on other worlds. SI: Ch. 2 Dick, "Life on Other Worlds": Introduction, Ch. 1, Ch. 4 Lewis,"Worlds Without End": Ch. 1 Week 2 Life on Earth. Life Elsewhere? Q: What does it mean for matter to be "alive"? Has Earth been the only conceivable cradle of life? Present and defend one of the current views of the origin of life on Earth. Orgel; Davies (Interplanetary Infestations, Superbugs); Time Week 3 Location, Location, Location! Q: Discuss how the phrase "habitable zone" has expanded beyond its original meaning. How has the envelope been stretched, and how might it be extended further? Kirshner; LePage;

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