Seeking Life Outside Our Comfort Zone

The growing discipline of astrobiology explores other worlds that might harbor life.

[In a South African rock two miles down (at 140 degrees F), scientists have discovered bacteria that use radioactive decay from surrounding rocks as their energy source. These 'extremophiles' have not seen the sun for millions of years.]

SOURCE: NASA, National Science Foundation | GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - July 20, 2008

This Story Search for Alien Life Gains New Impetus Article \| When Paul Butler began hunting for planets beyond our solar system, few people took him seriously, and some, he says, questioned his credentials as a scientist. Discoveries Out There Require Preparation Right Here Seeking Life Outside Our Comfort Zone Interactive Panorama Microbes Discovered by Scientists New Microbe Discovery: Tiny microbes discovered deep in the earth give scientists new clues on how they might search for life on Mars and answer the question: Did life on Earth begin underground? Trarnscript: Science: Searching for Extraterrestrial Life		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: NASA, National Science Foundation \| GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - July 20, 2008 ¬es=The growing discipline of astrobiology explores other worlds that might harbor life." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: NASA, National Science Foundation \| GRAPHIC: By Patterson Clark, The Washington Post - July 20, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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