Tapping Archaeology to Seek the Cosmic Rosetta Stone
Science/Astronomy:
* Tapping Archaeology to Seek the Cosmic Rosetta Stone
http://www.space.com/searchforlife/050922_seti_thurs.html
Do archaeologists and anthropologists have anything to teach the Search for
Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), where encounters are at the distance of
light-years, and a round-trip exchange could take millennia?
* Definition Debate: Planets May Soon Get Adjectives
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050921_planet_definition.html
An international group of astronomers trying to define the term planet may be
finally nearing a decision, but a consensus is unlikely.