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Scientists May Have Found Flowing Water on Mars

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water-flowing-mars.jpg Image: Idaho National Laboratory under a Creative Commons license. In the last few years, evidence arguing for the possibility of life on Mars has been piling up. The presence of ice on Earth's red neighbor is now established, but for microbial organisms to live, liquid water is necessary. This week, scientists announced that they may have found just that, Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Google and NASA Team Up for a Green Flight Challenge with $1.65M Prize

5:32 pm in airplanes, Cars & Transportation, contests, google, nasa by TreeHugger

google-green-flight-challenge.jpg Photo: Mary Paulose under a Creative Commons license. Air travel may be time efficient, but based on planes' carbon emissions, it's not good for the environment. And while purchasing carbon offsets is a good move, it's just a drop in the bucket. Tha's why Google has teamed up with aircraft technology research group the Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Largest Mass of Water Discovered

4:20 am in evolution, extinction, nasa, science, water conservation by TreeHugger

Artist's concept of a quasar, or feeding black hole image Image: NASA/ESA, via Caltech Astronomers have discovered the largest mass of water known to exist. So we humans can go right on mucking up our frail planet's meager reserves of fresh water, we know where to find plenty more? But wait, there's a hitch....Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Hubble Hits a Milestone – NASA Celebrates Millionth Space Observation

2:13 pm in evolution, geo-engineering, nasa, science by TreeHugger

Artists rendition of the planet Hubble is looking at during the millionth observation image Image: NASA; ESA; G. Bacon, STScI If good design means longevity, Hubble is well on its way to redeeming the missteps that required high-tech space missions for vision correction before it could serve its purpose. Could it be a coinicidence that Hubble took its millionth look into the depths of space on the 4th of July, America's Independence holiday? Well, probably not, but it is a beautiful milestone on any day for the 21 year old mission that shares its data with scientists over the interne...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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NASA Study Finds Even More Water on the Moon (100 Times More!)

4:17 pm in nasa, Science & Technology, universities, water conservation by TreeHugger

photo moon water reflection brian Photo by Brian Wright It wasn't long ago that scientists were saying the Earth's moon may have more water than the Great Lakes. Now comes another study, also funded like the one last, by NASA, that says the moon may have 100 times as much water as previously thought. Moon water?! It's contained in ... wait for it ... lunar magma. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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