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NASA researchers have identified molecules in the atmospheres of planets outside the solar system -- a significant step toward detecting possible life on other planets, the space agency announced Wednesday.

Team-Genesis welcomes it's newest member Alex. Welcome to the team Alex.

SSE2 P4 app released.

Team-Genesis welcomes it's newest member Wushu_Junkie. Welcome to the team Wushu_Junkie..

The Threat is Out There

SSE3 Core 2 Duo app released.

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The wait is over. Borg_P3_SSE for computers with P3 and SSE only compatibility is now released. The Maltese Falcon has reported a better then 1/2 decrease in processing time of WU'S. ENJOY!

Planet Found that Could Support Life  Planet orbiting Red Dwarf star Astronomers have for the first time discovered a planet outside of our solar system which resembles our own Earth.

How to prepare for an alien invasion By Scott Hillis San Francisco - When the aliens finally invade Earth, you may wish you had listened to Travis Taylor and Bob Boan.

Team-Genesis welcomes it's newest member Lou and Rachelle. Welcome to the team Lou and Rachelle :-)

Early this morning Team-Genesis with support from it's members broke the 5,000,000 cobblestones. I'd like to extend my thanks to the entire team for a job well done. Lets keep them crunching :-)

Team-Genesis welcomes it's newest member red1140. Welcome to the team red1140 :-)

Greetings to planet Gliese 581 c To the people , to the creatures , to the inhabitants of planet Gliese 581 c, I bring greetings from the people of Earth.

New Alien Worlds and the Naming of Names I still remember the strange little sentence drilled into my head by elementary schoolteachers: That was the third-grade way of remembering the planets -- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, ...

Update: Our science database server died on Tuesday, May 1st. We haven't been able to create new workunits since then (though we are still accepting completed results). Sun is graciously replacing this server. The bad news is, despite earlier claims, it won't be here until Friday the 11th, which means the earliest we'll be creating new work is Monday the 14th. Thank you for your continued patience! Updates, discussion, and more information about this and other server-related topics can be found in Technical News.

Team forum has been moved to freeforums.org. The problems with our current location was becoming unworkable so I move it to a new free forum host. Please visit and register at teamgenesis.freeforums.org.

Newly Discovered Planet Orbits in Just 31 Hours OGLE-TR-56b - a completely different planet - which orbits in 29 hours.

New planet called GJ 436b, may be covered with hot, solid water WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An odd planet the size of Neptune, made mostly of hot, solid water, has been discovered not far from Earth and offers evidence that other planets may be covered with oceans, European astronomers reported on Wednesday.

Users of optimized seti boinc clients should be aware that there is a bug preventing uploads and downloads of WU's. There is a temporary fix for this problem. Please visit either our forum  No New Work for Server Fix for Optimized Clients Or visit setiathome forum Click Here

What ever it was, the problem seems to be fixed for now. I think were up but I don't know :-( If you can reach the site please let me now. I seem to be able to connect to it.

Team-Genesis welcomes it's newest member Kevin Jackson . Welcome to the team Kevin Jackson

Oddball Planet Puzzles Astronomers “Of the 200-plus exoplanets found so far, XO-3b is an oddity in several respects” A team of amateur and professional astronomers has discovered a mammoth orb more than 13 times the mass of Jupiter that whips around its parent star in fewer than four days and is considered an "oddball" planet.

Search for life in space to go 24/7 “AM radio just keeps expanding out there” The search for life around the universe will now take place around the clock. The SETI Institute plans to have 42 radio astronomy dishes up and running in northern California by the end of 2007.

New Boinc project Cosmology@Home They had a limited registration today, but registration is closed again. I've registered Team-Genesis there, and will advice when it's open to the public again.

This week, team member Ronin became the first member to be awarded a team certificate. It was awarded for his milestone computation of 1.5 million cobblestones and dedication to the Team Genesis. Thank you from all of us Ronin.View Certificate here

Early this morning Team-Genesis reached another milestone in reaching 5,500,000 cobblestones. Great work team, we continue to advance in the world standings and continue gaining in the Country standings. Please continue to crunch as every little bit helps, and don't forget to drop by the recruitment forum and give support

Boring Star May Mean Livelier Planet, Astronomer Says Science Daily - "Boring" light from red dwarf star Gliese 581 means better odds for extraterrestrial life in that planetary system, according to University of British Columbia astronomer Jaymie Matthews.

In appreciation of and support to Team-Genesis and all its members. We, The Team present this certificate of Appreciation to the Maltese Falcon, for all his great efforts in keeping the team active and energized, with his News letters and forum support. Thank You. You are appreciated by all of us. Certificate Click Here

Letter from Benjamin Wandelt
Benjamin Wandelt, the head of our research group here at the University of Illinois, has written a letter to the users of Cosmology@Home. In the letter, Ben explains the scientific background behind the projects as well as the actual contribution individual users will be making to Cosmolgy.

Team member BORG became the first member to reach 2,000,000 cobblestones of computations for seti@home and Team-Genesis Thank you from all of us BORG.View Certificate here

Team-Genesis welcomes it's newest member noseyneighbor8 . Welcome to the team noseyneighbor8.

MEMBER'S MILESTONE: Congratulations to The Rosyboa who became the forth member on Team-Genesis to break the 250,000.00 cobblestones mark. Certificate here.

Orbit@Home Selected for Funding by NASA We're pleased to announce that this project has been selected for funding by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Our proposal was submitted in response to the Applied Information Systems Research (AISR) element of the Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Science 2006 solicitation. Approximately 160 proposals were submitted in response to this solicitation, representing a potential over-subscription of the nominal budget by more than a factor of six.

This funding will provide partial support for this project for the next three years, allowing us to acquire the required computer hardware and to get started with the software development, focusing on two Near Earth Asteroids (NEAs) research areas:
1) develop a search strategy for NEAs surveys that maximizes the volume covered in the space of the orbital elements of the NEAs;
2) demonstrate the applicability and advantages of using distributed computing to monitor the impact hazard posed by NEAs to the Earth.

We plan to start releasing clients for all the major platforms, and the relative work units, by the end of 2007.

MEMBER'S MILESTONE: Congratulations to The Maltese Falcon who became the third member on Team-Genesis to break the 1,000,000 cobblestones. Certificate here.