Sentences with phrase «seeking habitable planets»

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On some missions, such as NASA's Curiosity Mars rover (now deep into its third Earth year seeking signs of habitable conditions on the Red Planet), the excess heat from the MMRTG can also be used to keep spacecraft systems warm in cold environments.

Should we seek to colonize another planet, understanding how microbes help make Earth habitable might allow us to create more Earth - like conditions on other planets — conditions necessary to sustain human life.

Overall, the committee found that «to optimize the science return for the decade 2012 - 2021 within the anticipated resources, [the United States should] focus on three science objectives» — searching for the first stars, galaxies and black holes; seeking nearby, habitable planets; and understanding scientific principles — «while also considering the discovery potential of a much broader research program.»

Since the Kepler Space telescope launched back in 2009, it's mission has been to seek out possible habitable planets.

Planet - hunting astronomers have been seeking habitable - zone planets because they're the best places to look for life.

The Webb observatory, which is the work of thousands of scientists and engineers across the globe, will be carefully tested to ensure it is ready to launch and enable scientists to seek the first luminous objects in the universe and search for signs of habitable planets.»