Space Observatory Provides Clues to Creation of Earth’s Oceans
Posted by brandoniswrite on October 16, 2011
Astronomers have found a new cosmic source for the same kind of water that appeared on Earth billions of years ago and created the oceans. The findings may help explain how Earth’s surface ended up covered in water. New measurements from the Herschel Space Observatory show that comet Hartley 2, which comes from the distant [...]
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Teams Successfully Fly Over First Round of Competition Hurdles
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The Green Flight Challenge sponsored by Google has taken off! The competition in Santa Rosa, Calif., is challenging, pushing the envelope in aviation technology. As a result, only three of the 13 original registered teams remain in the competition for the NASA funded prize purse of .65 million. They are PhoEnix, Pipistrel-USA and e-Genius. Yesterday [...]
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Tags: Competition, First, Hurdles, OVER, round, Successfully, Teams
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