March 2017 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the March 2017 Issue
Our Changing View of Mars
The orbiters, landers, and rovers that have probed the red planet over the past two decades reveal it to be chemically complex, historically watery, and suitable as a home for life. — Ashwin R. Vasavada
Notwithstanding the awe-inspiring diversity of living creatures, the forms and processes of life are limited by universal principles that act at large and small scales. — Charles S. Cockell
Where Are They?
The search for extraterrestrial life is increasingly informed by our knowledge of exoplanets. Within three decades, we may know whether extrasolar life is rare. — Mario Livio and Joseph Silk
...and much more!