Rensselaer opens centre dedicated to the search for life in the Universe

Tuesday, November 25, 2008 - 15:07 in Astronomy & Space

E.T. may have 'phoned home' back in 1982, but in the world outside of popular cinema the hunt for extraterrestrial life continues. Today, with a $7.5 million grant from NASA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute extends the search with the opening of the New York Centre for Astrobiology, which will be part of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI)...

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