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Martian. if it doesn t exist yet, were today proof that it could? nasa announced researchers found proof of liquid water on mars. new study finds evidence of salty water flowing down martian slopes. it has major implications for potential life on the red planet. derrick pitts as chief astronomer at the franklin institute. in the simplest of terms, what does this mean? well, actually what it means is that because we ve been able to identify liquid water on the planet existing right now if we look at other places that show the same kind of activity, we can identify those as possibly being locations also where the environment might be conducive for the existence or for the development of life on mars. so there could be life on mars. that s what i m hearing from you. well, what you re hearing from me is that the water indicates that at least there is a possibility of an environment that would be conducive to mars. ....
Space station. both would seem to fit the mission of what senator ted cruz makes nasa special. specifically keeping the mission well beyond earth s atmosphere. as the new chairman of the sub committee on space, science and competitiveness, ted cruz has a particular idea of what nasa should do and it doesn t involve the science of climate. nasa s core competence is not texas soil conservation, cruz said in a budget hearing they. that ain t what makes nasa special. what makes him special is the complete denial of the science of climate change. the science right at the center of the committee he now chairs. joining me is chief astronomer with the franklin institute darren pitts. when people hear the word nasa they think outer space. it seems there s a decided connection between the science of outer space and the science of earth. tell us, if you will a little ....
Era bit. orion is already back on earth after doing its thing in orbit for a few hours. it splashed in the pacific. derek pitts, chief astronomer at the franklin institute, also a solar ambassador, my favorite job title ever. thanks for coming back on the program. so, this was a big success. it s been trending on social media in a huge way. what do you hope this will inspire in terms of investment in the modern space race? can america regain some primacy in this area? absolutely america can regain primacy in this area. we re the world leader as it is now, even though we ve been working our way up to this point with orion now, and as we continue to build the program towards eventually getting to mars, people will join on the band wagon. people will become excited and we ll be able to see solid progress forward as long as we continue to have good support from congress and the office of the president. what s next for orion? ....
We re comcast. the only isp legally bound by full net neutrality rules. bill: nasa great launch a spacecraft that will pave the way for human exploration deep into space and that includes mars. chief astronomer, how are you, sir, good day to you in philadelphia. the launch is tomorrow, how much does nasa have riding on this? nasa actually has quite a bit riding on this flight. it is a test flight, we have to remember that means it is a shakedown flight in which they are going to test systems they put in place and try to see what other things might go wrong in a spacecraft like this but nasa does have a lot riding on this because it is the first caps on ....
No palcohol. the only thing preventing a city-killing asteroid from slamming into earth is blind luck. that from a former nasa astronaut and ceo of a top research firm. remember this asteroid hit a southwestern province in russia just about a year ago. that blast shattered windows and injured about 1,000. scientists say it had nearly 50 times the power of the atomic bomb dropped on hiroshima during the second world war. researchers say they recorded dozens of these explosions since 2000. most of those blasts over the past 14 years were too high up in the atmosphere to do any damage. still those scientists say as steroids hit earth up to ten times more often than they had thought previously. derrek pitts is chief astronomer at the franklin institute in philadelphia. how are you doing, sir, and good day to you. thanks, bill. you say you ve seen plenty of ....