, co-author of the study detailing
the discovery.
Another question astronomers would like to address is whether dusty,
bright galaxies like these eventually evolve into fainter, less murky ones
like our own Milky Way.
ET/PT (encore Thursday, June 2 from 9:00-11:00 p. ET/PT), is a
groundbreaking new show that creates two worlds which scientists believe could
exist in our own Milky Way galaxy, putting evolution into motion to
investigate what life forms could survive there., the
National Geographic Channel is a joint venture between National Geographic
Television + Film (NGT+F) and Fox Cable Networks .seti. A supernova discovery
is both scientifically important as well as fascinating," said David Bishop,
webmaster of the International Supernovae Network, which is used by both
amateur and professional astronomers alike.

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"It's possible stars like our sun grew up in dustier ,
brighter neighborhoods, but we really don't know. ET/PT. And during the
show, viewers will also be able to text message their opinions about life on
other planets." "In light of all the interest in alien life in movie
theaters this past week, it is interesting that the majority of Americans
truly believe extraterrestrial life exists on other planets.

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JPL is a division of Caltech."
"It is quite likely that there is life elsewhere in our galaxy, and
there's a real possibility that we will find evidence of intelligent
extraterrestrial life by the year 2025," said Dr.m.C.

Slooh Confirms the Discovery of Three Supernovae

Via the Internet, Slooh allows members to remotely access and control its
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* Women are twice as likely as men to feel "nervous and afraid" if we
learn life exists -- 27% vs.

65%

What role does religion play in the belief in ET?

* People who are regular churchgoers are less-likely to believe in life on
other planets compared to non-churchgoers , 46% vs.org.

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5
billion years.
The nationally representative telephone survey of 1,000 Americans -- 523
women and 477 men aged 18+ -- was conducted between April 20 and May 2, 2005
by the University of Connecticut's Center For Survey Research and Analysis
(CSRA) in association with the SETI Institute (Search for Extraterrestrial
Intelligence) and National Geographic Channel (NGC). Utilizing a combination of
computer generated imaging (CGI) and 3-D effects, "Extraterrestrial" takes
viewers on a dazzling galactic journey to come face-to-face with these
fantastic alien life forms. The experts anticipate discoveries to be made in the near future,
when super-powerful new telescopes will begin examining nearby star systems of
the Milky Way for signs of life.

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"
Further observations using Spitzer 's infrared spectrograph revealed the
presence of silicate dust in 17 of these 31 galaxies. "We can break apart the light from a distant
galaxy using a spectrograph, but only if we see a recognizable signature from
a mineral like silicate, can we figure out the distance to that galaxy,"
Soifer said. Almost two-thirds of Americans do believe that life exists on other
planets, and of that group , 90% say if we receive a message from another
planet we should reply. National Geographic Channel
debuted to an initial 10 million homes in January 2001, and has been one of
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Science operations are conducted at the Spitzer Science Center.m. SN2005ax is
located at a distance of 180 million light years away from Earth in the
northern constellation Cepheus. The findings were
verified by Slooh member Lode Stevens, an astronomer with the Europlanetarium
in Belgium, using Slooh's online telescopes. The telescopes are stationed five
hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, which enables members in North America
to see the night sky during daylight hours in the U.
"This showcases the power of the Slooh community cooperating together to
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ideal for this task. Featured speakers have included David Levy, co-discoverer of
Comet Shoemaker-Levy and Bob Berman of Astronomy Magazine.

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NASA's Spitzer Space
Telescope saw through the cosmic dust to uncover a hidden population of
monstrously bright galaxies approximately 11 billion light-years away. Another mystery is the exceptional brightness of the
galaxies. Finding silicate dust at this very early epoch is important for
understanding when planetary systems like our own arose in the evolution of
galaxies," said Dr. Results of the nationwide mobile poll will be revealed live on
air at the end of "Extraterrestrial. Republicans

* No filibuster here -- given the margin of error, Democrats and
Republicans are equally likely to believe in life on other planets

For those that do believe that life exists on other planets, what would ET
be like?

* 7 out of 10 Americans think the intelligent life forms on other planets
would be similar to humans

* 8 out of 10 Americans think it is likely that the intelligent life forms
on other planets are more advanced than us

* 7 out of 10 Americans think it is likely that these life forms have the
technology to travel through space

* 7 out of 10 Americans think that these life forms have the technology to
communicate across deep space

Should we respond if ET makes contact?

* 90% of Americans who believe life exists think we should communicate
back if we heard communications coming from another planet

* Of those who do not believe in life on other planets, if we should hear
something, 2/3 think we should respond

Complete survey results can be found on
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In this case, the galaxies were dated back to a time when the universe was
only three billion years old, or one-quarter of its present age of 13.spitzer."
Highlights of the national survey include:

Does life exist on other planets?

* 60% of Americans believe life exists on other planets

* More men than women believe life exists on other planets , 69% vs. The Channel has carriage with all of
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Galaxies similar to these in dustiness, but much closer to
Earth, were first alluded to in 1983 via observations made by the joint NASA-
European Infrared Astronomical Satellite.

Do Americans Actually Believe Life Exists in a Galaxy Far Far Away?

Study Coincides with National Geographic Channel 's World Premiere Special
'Extraterrestrial' - New Survey Shows Most Americans DO Believe in
Life on Other Planets

WASHINGTON, Following the record-breaking opening
of the final Star Wars film, what do Americans really believe about life in
galaxies far , far away? Does intelligent life exist anywhere besides Earth?
Are regular churchgoers less likely to believe life has evolved on other
planets? Do more Democrats or Republicans believe in extraterrestrials?
And if alien life makes contact, what should we do?
These questions and more are answered in a new national survey released
today.seti. For more
information, please visit http://www.

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"We are seeing galaxies that are essentially invisible," said Dr.
"Extraterrestrial," premiering on NGC Monday, May 30 from 9:00-11:00 p."
In confirming the discovery, Stevens said, "Because of Slooh's unique
technology and excellent viewing location, we were able to confirm the
existence of the supernovae, which our observatory would not have been able to
achieve alone."
"For a short period of time a single star can outshine an entire galaxy,
so you can only imagine the amount of energy released. With members in over 60 countries, Slooh has
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classifying supernovas

NASA'S Spitzer Space Telescope Exposes Dusty Galactic Hideouts

The team compared the thousands of galaxies seen in this
infrared data to the deepest available ground-based optical images of the same
region, obtained by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory Deep Wide-Field
Survey. Thomas Soifer, study co-author and director of the Spitzer
Science Center, Pasadena, Calif. Later, the European Space Agency's
Infrared Space Observatory faintly recorded comparable, nearby objects.2 percent chance of
error. SN2005bh is in spiral galaxy UGC 6495, four
degrees north of the "tail" of the constellation Leo and 300 million light
years away.
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Y. James
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This led to the identification of 31 galaxies that can be seen only by
Spitzer.
"This is the furthest back in time silicate dust has been detected around
a galaxy.edu.com/channel/extraterrestrial
and http://www.

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But, they are so far
away and so drenched in dust, it took Spitzer's highly sensitive infrared eyes
to find them.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, Calif. For more information,
please visit http://www. Supernova 2005ax
and 2005bh were discovered by amateur astronomer Tim Puckett.

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hemispheres messier

Seth Shostak, a senior
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"Extraterrestrial. Slooh's
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It will be published in today's issue of the Astrophysical
Journal Letters. We had to
wait for Spitzer to peer far enough into the distant universe to find these,"
he said. Quasars, like
giant light bulbs at the centers of galaxies, are powered by huge black holes.
Artist's conceptions, images and additional information about the Spitzer
Space Telescope are available at: http://www. 13%

* Men are more likely to feel excited and hopeful if we find life on other
planets -- 78% vs.
"Extraterrestrial" reflects the contributions of leading scientists from
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elliptical galaxy

Dan
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Where is all this dust coming from? The answer is not quite clear.
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"Past infrared missions hinted at the presence of similarly
dusty galaxies over 20 years ago, but those galaxies were closer. "This large area took us many months to survey from the ground," said
Dr ., starting as early as
2pm EST. This is a great discovery for astronomy.slooh.

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Commissioned by NGC , the
survey is being released in advance of the world premiere special
"Extraterrestrial," airing Monday, May 30 at 9 p.

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WASHINGTON, How do you hide something as big and
bright as a galaxy? You smother it in cosmic dust. By studying these galaxies,
we'll get a better idea of our own galaxy 's history," said Cornell's Dr. It
took Spitzer's improved sensitivity, 100 times greater than past missions, to
finally seek out the dusty galaxies at great distances., manages the
Spitzer Space Telescope mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate,
Washington. "Slooh has been a very useful
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Buell Jannuzi, co-principal investigator for the Deep Wide-Field Survey,
"so the dusty galaxies Spitzer found truly are needles in a cosmic haystack.
Silicates are sand-like planetary building blocks.m.org/jointeamseti/. Doug Rich, an amateur astronomer as well, discovered Supernova
2005ay, which is located 54 million light years away, beneath the bowl of the
Big Dipper in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. Slooh's patent pending
technology collects the light of distant celestial objects and develops the
images in real time as members look on.

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These strange galaxies are among the most luminous in the universe,
shining with the equivalent light of 10 trillion suns. Dust is
churned out by stars, but it is not known how the dust wound up sprinkled all
around the galaxies. 51%

* 72% of those who believe life exists on other planets would be "excited
and hopeful" upon learning that life had been found on other planets .nationalgeographic.S.95.

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Astronomers speculate a new breed of unusually dusty quasars, the
most luminous objects in the universe, may be lurking inside.
The Cornell-led team first scanned a portion of the night sky for signs of
invisible galaxies using an instrument onboard Spitzer called the multiband
imaging photometer. This particular dust
grain is significant, because it is a planetary building block, and it also
helped astronomers determine how far away the galaxies are from Earth.
The National Optical Astronomy Observatory Deep Wide-Field Survey used the
National Science Foundation 's 13-foot telescope at Kitt Peak National
Observatory southwest of Tucson, Ariz.caltech.

70%

What role does education play in your belief in ET?

* 63% of college graduates believe in life in outer space

Democrats vs.nationalgeographic.
Teide, at the Institute of Astrophysics in the Canary Islands, one of the
world's best locations for astronomical viewing .