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• Planetary Protection
  Governments reconsider the risk of Near-Earth asteroid and comet impacts.
• Clarke's Magic
  ScienceBlogger GrrlScientist recalls how a quote from Arthur C. Clarke gave meaning to her scientific pursuits.
• In Memory of Sir Arthur C. Clarke
  Will machines serve as our surrogates on other worlds?
• Cribsheet #14: Exoplanets
  Seed's Downloadable Tool for Living in the 21st Century
• Who Speaks for Earth?
  After decades of searching, scientists have found no trace of extraterrestrial intelligence. Now, some of them hope to make contact by broadcasting messages to the stars. Are we prepared for an answer?

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• Seeing the Unseeable
  The limits of our senses confront the limitlessness of the universe.
• Saving the Sun
  A review of Danny Boyle's sci-fi thriller Sunshine.
• Downtime on the High Frontier
  When liberated from the rigors of routine, scientists in space make some remarkable discoveries.
• Ghosts of Climates Past
  Can studying the red deserts of Mars, the thick atmosphere of Venus, and the methane seas of Titan help us to predict our own planet's climatic future?
• To Keep on Looking
  As we explore Mars, it forces us to imagine otherworldly evolution, challenging our definition of life and our sense of place in the solar system.
• Found: Most of the Universe
  An Astronomer Puts the COSMOS Survey In Perspective
• Our Expanded View
  From space, the sight of Earth elicits a profound response. It may even have the power to change our consciousness.
• Crash and Burnout
  After Genesis crashed in Utah in 2004, researchers began salvaging the data that remained. Two years later, they're still at it.
• The Supernova in Our Backyard
  
• The Cosmic Climate Connection
  Could cosmic rays have helped cause global warming?
• Free DSCOVR!
  A climate satellite is built and paid for. Nations offer to launch it for free. Scientists say it's an essential mission. So what's it doing in a box outside DC?
• The Day The Earth Went for a Spin
  
• Several Planetary Systems May Include Earth-Like Waterworlds
  
• Martian Pole Dotted With Carbon Dioxide Geysers
  
• Best Week Ever
  Between Pluto, stem cells, dark matter and long-term potentiation, last week brought a slew of scientific discoveries, reminding us why we love this stuff.