SPACE.com -- The Top 7 Space Stories of 2010: "In the year 2010, humanity made first contact with extraterrestrials — at least according to the sequel to the acclaimed film '2001: A Space Odyssey.'
Nothing quite so earth-shattering happened in the real world this year. But space-science researchers did make a number of extraordinary discoveries in 2010, including finding what may or may not be the first habitable alien world and uncovering clues to the nature of dark matter.
1. The first habitable exoplanet?
It was news we had waited years to hear — that we might not be alone. In September, astronomers announced that they had discovered an alien world in the habitable zone of its star. The roughly Earth-size planet, called Gliese 581g, nestles in an orbit comfortable enough for liquid water, and thus perhaps life, to exist....."
Thursday, December 30, 2010
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