Monthly Archives: December 2010

Some Great Stadiums of the World

Croatia Gospin dolac When it comes to sports stadiums, does it get any more picturesque than this? Gospic Dolac is home to the NK Imotski football club in Croatia and the 4,000 spectators that its bleachers hold get stunning views … Continue reading

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NASA’s Mars Rover to Zap Rocks With Laser

A rock-zapping laser instrument on NASA’s next Mars rover has roots in a demonstration that Roger Wiens saw 13 years ago in a colleague’s room at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on the … Continue reading

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Life May be Detected on Distant Planets because of a new Remote Sensing Technique

Thanks to a new remote sensing technique, astronomers may soon be able to detect the presence of multicellular life (like trees) on planets outside of the Solar System.Excitingly, we’ve been able to detect the composition of atmospheres on a handful … Continue reading

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Oceans on Earth and Other Planets were made by Traces of Water

A recent study by an MIT planetary scientist suggests that the planetesimals themselves provided the water that created oceans. As Lindy Elkins-Tanton, the Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor of Geology in MIT’s Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, reports … Continue reading

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