Leslie Mullen Latest articles by Leslie Mullen In Hunt for Alien Planets, Frustration Lingers Over Canceled Missions By Leslie Mullen published 8 June 11 Planet-hunting astronomer Geoff Marcy is angry about exoplanet missions that were canceled or abandoned. Extraterrestrial Life Ancient Meteorite Impact Shattered Santa Fe By Leslie Mullen published 9 August 10 In the mountains of New Mexico, scientists have found evidence for an ancient meteorite strike — even though the impact crater is long gone. Meteoroids Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1What is xeroderma pigmentosum? The rare genetic disorder that forces people to avoid sunlight2Diagnostic dilemma: A rash 'migrated' across a man's body from his anus3China's '2D' chip could soon be used to make silicon-free chips4Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck 5'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers
In Hunt for Alien Planets, Frustration Lingers Over Canceled Missions By Leslie Mullen published 8 June 11 Planet-hunting astronomer Geoff Marcy is angry about exoplanet missions that were canceled or abandoned.
Ancient Meteorite Impact Shattered Santa Fe By Leslie Mullen published 9 August 10 In the mountains of New Mexico, scientists have found evidence for an ancient meteorite strike — even though the impact crater is long gone.