Astrobiology

Identifying the Rotation Rate and the Presence of Dynamic Weather on Extrasolar Earth-like Planets from Photometric Observations

Press Coverage Ocean Glints Could Reveal Alien Planets: Space.com, August 7, 2008 Twinkle, Twinkle, Alien Ocean: Astrobiology Magazine, August 7, 2008 Distant Mirrors: Seed Magazine, May/June 2008 Checking the Weather of Alien Planets: Optics & Photomics Focus, March 9, 2008 Astronomers ponder Earth from E.T.'s perspective: Ottawa Citizen, January 4, 2008 Saben 'ellos' que hay vida aqui: Publico (Madrid), December 28, 2007 Tierra: solo un pixel vista por un extraterrestre: United Press International (Buenos Aires), December 26, 2007 Exoplanetary Weather: From a Single Pixel: Centauri Dreams, December 24, 2007 Aliens may be watching us: Sydney Morning Herald (via Australian Associated Press), December 24, 2007 Nubes revelan misterios celestes: Prensa Libre (Guatemala), December 24, 2007La tierra seria solo un pixel vista por un extraterrestre: El Pais (Madrid), December 24, 2007 Aliens have eyes on us: Web India, December 22, 2007 Could An ExtraTerrestrial Find Earth with a Telescope?

Vegetation's Red Edge: A Possible Spectroscopic Biosignature of Extraterrestrial Plants

Press Coverage The Red Edge: Disover Magazine Blogs: Cosmic Variance, April 22, 2010. Pale Blue Dot III: An Astrobiological Field Report: Astrobiology Magazine, November 27, 2006. Astronomers Get the Spectrum of Earthshine: A Pale Blue Dot Observed from the Ground: SpaceRef.com, January 7, 2002.

Early-Type Stars: Most Favorable Targets for Astrometrically Detectable Planets in the Habitable Zone

Press Coverage Hunting for Planets: Columbus Dispatch, August 12, 2003. Hotter Stars, Habitable Planets?: Astrobiology Magazine, August 2, 2003. Search for Life Could Include Planets, Stars Unlike Ours: Ohio State University Press Release, August, 2003.

Characterization of extrasolar terrestrial planets from diurnal photometric variability

Press Coverage Earth from Afar: A Tiny Flickering Dot: Astrobiology News, February 27, 2002 Student sees way to get E.T.’s weather report: San Francisco Chronicle, September 4, 2001. Other Earths, Philadelphia Inquirer, February 24, 2002 Is There Another Earth Out There For Us To Find?, Boston Globe, September 4, 2001. Earth’s Light Show Is A Clue To Finding Habitable Neighbors: Science Daily, August 30, 2001. Novo telescopio vai permitir apontar planetas do tipo da Terra: Folha de S.