Monthly Archives: March 2009

Kuiper Belt

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

In 1950, Dutch astronomer Jan Oort hypothesized that comets came from a vast shell of icy bodies about 50,000 times farther from the Sun than Earth is. A year later astronomer Gerard Kuiper suggested that some comet-like debris from the … Continue reading →

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Coral Atolls are Now Blamed for Sea Level Rise

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

MUCH has been written of late regarding the impending demise of the world’s coral atolls due to sea level rise.Interestingly  in the Solomon Islands, the sea level rise has been blamed for salt water intrusion into the subsurface “lens” of … Continue reading →

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Japan Will Put Robot on Moon

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Japan is considering putting a robot on the moon by 2020 and an astronaut by 2030, a report from a government office showed on Friday, amid fears that the country will be left behind in Asia’s space race. The plans … Continue reading →

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NASA Launches Telescope to Search for Earth Like Planents

Posted on March 7, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

NASA launched a pioneering telescope  to survey a corner of the galaxy in hopes of learning if other planets like Earth exist.The telescope, named Kepler, rode into a starry night sky aboard an unmanned Delta rocket that blasted off  from … Continue reading →

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