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life on other planets

A Second Earth in Our Solar System

Traveling to another Earth-like world just got a lot easier. It turns out that there may be many other dirt-and-water planets lurking at the edges of our solar system in places like the Oort Cloud. These planets, which could be roughly the size of our own, would contain all the elements we need for life. They're just sitting in a cold, dimly-lit part of the solar system, waiting to be defrosted and colonized. Yesterday, NASA scientists announced that this changes the prognosis for nearby livable planets. More »

4:30 PM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Annalee Newitz
63,341 views, 40 comments

Latest by n/a: Has anyone even theorized how one might actually 'drag' anything roughly the size of earth anywhere? I just can't imagine a realistic technology that is even plausable in the realm of our current understanding of physics. more »

aaas conference

The Most Immature Thing We Did at AAAS

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is a pretty serious organization, and every year they have a very serious conference devoted to things like helping people in the developing world, saving the environment, curing cancer, and solving the global energy crisis. We at io9, however, are not quite as serious. In fact, we're the kind of people who shouldn't be allowed off leashes, especially in places where science is being done. Here's what we did at AAAS after we escaped from the security guards who tried to stop us from stealing skulls from the evolution exhibit and replacing them with little models of the monolith from 2001.* More »

11:40 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Annalee Newitz
2,604 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: You call that immature? I got kicked out of the AAAS headquarters in Washington DC. Seems they don't like being confused with "AIM" and DEFINITELY don't like people asking if "Mr. Mordok" is in... more »