Algae fuel, Discovery launch, and new planets?
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Young algae industry getting government push
Startups try to bring alternative biofuel to commercial scale
By Matthew Rivera Senior video producer msnbc.com msnbc.com
Algae biofuel is an experimental source of renewable energy that’s produced when algae produce a substance that can be harvested and processed into crude oil. The crude can then be processed in traditional oil refineries and converted into fuels for transportation, such as diesel, gasoline or jet fuel, or they can be used to replace the oils in soaps, foods and pharmaceuticals.
Discovery gets green light for launch Wednesday
USA Today - Todd Halvorson - 2 hours ago
By John Raoux, AP By Todd Halvorson, FLORIDA TODAY Space shuttle Discovery and six astronauts got a green light today for the planned launch Wednesday of the fleet leader's final flight, an International Space Station outfitting mission.
Earth-Sized Planets May Be Everywhere - but How Many Are Earth-Like? TechNewsWorld - Katherine Noyes - 2 hours ago Nearly one in four stars similar to the sun may host planets as small as Earth, according to a new study funded by NASA and the University of California. ...
The galaxy (probably) abounds in Earth-like planets Ars Technica
Bye Bye to a Lovely Planet Huffington Post
The planet Gliese 581g might be a chimera....
A new analysis by astronomer Michel Mayor and his Swiss team suggests that Gliese 581g is an apparition -- a planet conjured into existence by other researchers' faulty interpretation of noisy data. It now seems you can stop fantasizing about oddball Gliesians 20 light-years from your doorstep.
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