Sagan Fellowship Announcement and Ann Druyan interview

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<p><font color="#000000">NASA announced their new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars. NASA's new Sagan fellowships will allow talented young scientists to follow the path by Sagan with award stipends of approximately $60,000 per year, for a period of up to three years, to selected postdoctoral scientists. </font></p><p><font color="#000000">Topics can range from techniques for detecting the glow of a dim planet in the blinding glare of its host star, to searching for the crucial ingredients of life in other planetary systems. A call for Sagan Fellowship proposals went out to the scientific community earlier this week, with selections to be announced in February 2009.</font></p><p><font face="Arial" size="2">I would be interested in&nbsp; discussing this with other community members.</font></p><p>Announcement</p><p>There is also an interview with Ann Druyan at the NASA site.</p><p>Interview</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>