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Turkish universities dominate in NASA competition
Turkish universities dominated in world's most prestigious model satellite competition organized by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in collaboration with NASA.
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Meet Athena Coustenis, head of planetary research in Paris
There are many Greeks who are distinguishing themselves abroad in their professional fields. One of them is Athena Coustenis, the Director of Research 1st class with the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) at the Observatory of Paris-Meudon, in France.
NASA finds more Earth-like planets outside solar system
Earth has a few more near-twin planets outside our solar system, tantalizing possibilities in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Astronomers announced Tuesday that depending on definitions, they have confirmed three or four more planets that are about the same size as Earth and are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold "Goldilocks Zone" for liquid water to form.