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Are we Alone?: Adam Jensen’s work for NASA examines life beyond Earth

November 16, 2015 by admin 1 Comment

BY JAN TREFFER THOMPSON When 8-year-old Adam Jensen pointed his first telescope to the sky in the early 1990s, scientists already knew there had to be planets beyond Earth’s solar system. They just couldn’t prove it. It was a dilemma Jensen could have sympathized with. Whether seeing dinosaurs come to life in the movies, turning the pages of chemistry and astronomy books at the library, or searching for deep-sky objects in his backyard, Jensen’s scientific interests … [Read more...] about Are we Alone?: Adam Jensen’s work for NASA examines life beyond Earth

Filed Under: 2015/2016, Faculty, Natural & Social Sciences, New Frontiers, News Tagged With: Absorption Pattern, Adam Jensen, Hydrogen Alpha Analysis, NASA, NExSS, Solar System

UNK faculty Adam Jensen picked for NASA exoplanet project

April 28, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

KEARNEY – UNK faculty member Adam Jensen is among a group of earth science, planetary science, heliophysics and astrophysics experts selected by NASA for an unprecedented initiative dedicated to the search for life on planets outside our solar system. The Nexus for Exoplanet System Science, or NExSS, hopes to better understand the various components of an exoplanet, as well as how the planet stars and neighbor planets interact to support life. An assistant professor in … [Read more...] about UNK faculty Adam Jensen picked for NASA exoplanet project

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Adam Jensen, Exoplanet, NASA, NExSS

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