... Space Telescope Science Institute and Johns Hopkins University . A multidisciplinary course exploring the origins of life, planetary formation, Earth's evolution, extrasolar planets, habitable zones, life in extreme environments, the search for life in the Universe, and space missions. DiRuggiero, Norman, and others, 3 credit hours. ... The JHU Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences also offers courses that may be of interest to students interested in astrobiology: . ...

... Activity 2: Demonstrating Light Pollution and Shielding . ... Many of us live in a world of urban constellations, unable to see the stellar constellations a moderately dark sky would provide. ... Birds can be disoriented by artificial lights at night. ... With a couple mini light flashlights and a PVC cap, you can illustrate the effects of lighting on our view of the night sky and how simple shielding fixtures can reduce light pollution while at the same time making the lighting more effective. ...

Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Space Flight . ... Also what were the results of the human experiments and what do they indicate for the feasibility of future lunar/planetary habitation? ... On 16 June 1994 a crew of eight, four men and four women (including the two authors of the project), were sent to live inside Biosphere 2. ... During the period the oxygen dropped, the Biosphere 2 experiment demonstrated that a human crew could operate well between an oxygen level of 16%-19%. ...