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Albany, NY – "THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE"
ASTROBIOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION SERIES
NEW YORK CENTER FOR ASTROBIOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SEMINAR PRIZE WINNERS -
First - some news from out of this world that's now back on our world.
Japan's Hayabasa asteroid probe just completed a seven-year trip around the solar system. The capsule plunged safely to Earth last month in a remote part of Australia, and it's been returned to Japan for analysis.
This is the same spacecraft that gained fame in 2005 for landing on Asteroid Itokawa. Scientists hope the samples it brought back will offer clues to the origin and evolution of our solar system, and perhaps, even the origin of life.
Its missions like this first ever round trip to an asteroid that capture the imagination of scientists and students alike.
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This brings us to our next story "The Search for Extraterrestrial Life." This was the topic for two New York Center for Astrobiology Undergraduate Student Seminar prize winners. They just graduated from RPI in Troy, NY. TBOOK talks with recent STEM graduates: Christina Wiegers, Applied Mathematics and Psychology; and Andrew Dobras, an Industrial Engineering Major.
Glenn Busby reports. (9:41)
The preceding is made possible by the NASA Astrobiology Institute, through support of the New York Center for Astrobiology, located at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - in partnership with the University at Albany, the University of Arizona, and Syracuse University.
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PROFILE STORY: ANNELIESE DEVYLDERE -
Continuing our reports on students in the sciences, next, we unfold the compelling story of University of Alabama student, Anneliese DeVyldere.
Anneliese has already experienced many transitions in her life. She's gone from being homeschooled, to rocketing through Space Camp. From being guided, to being a guide. And from science fiction, to actual science. Now, her fascination with space is leading to a career that combines science and writing.
Allison Dunne reports. (9:24)
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