Here is the Discover channel program on life elsewhere with Stephen Hawking.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/64645570[/vimeo]

Thanks, Cody.

Here is a recent TED video on how to image Earth-like planets around nearby stars.

[ted id=1976]

You can see the video directly from the TED website.

Here is another TED video on the ocean and possible life on Enceladus.

Exam 3 and Final Exam for Astronomy 101 will be in HAS 20 (the usual lecture hall) on May 2nd (Friday) at 1:30pm.  Bring your No. 2 pencils and an eraser.

Details of the extracredit creative project has been announced today.  Visit the project page (see the tab above) for details.  There are two deadlines: March 1 (submit your idea for approval) and April 1 (submit your project with a report).

Frustrated by the math problems in OWL?  A more explanation could help for a concept you saw in the lecture or in the reading?  Your help is around the corner in HAS 110.  Undergraduate astronomy tutors are manning a desk in the computer lab in HAS 110, and they are patiently waiting for you to walk in and seek help.  You can log into the computers

Your lab section starts this week.  Check your schedule and the lab location, and don’t miss the first meeting.  The lab sections are run nearly completely independently from the lectures, so direct all your questions to Prof. Schneider who runs the lab sections.

HAS 20 is a little empty.  Let’s do something about that….