9/29/15

Fact of the Week: September 29, 2015

New findings from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) provide the strongest evidence yet that liquid water flows intermittently on present-day Mars! They have been looking for evidence of ancient water and they now have new evidence that supports there is current water flowing on the planet.

cite: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/news/whatsnew/index.cfm?FuseAction=ShowNews&NewsID=1858

9/16/15

Fact of the Week: September 16, 2015

The kestrel is the smallest, most familiar and widespread falcon in North America. In open country it is commonly seen perched on roadside wires, or hovering low over a field on rapidly beating wings, waiting to pounce on a grasshopper.

Cite:
https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/american-kestrel

9/3/15

Fact of the Week: September 3, 2015

Scientists theorizes that there is the same amount of water on Earth now as there was when the Earth formed, about 4.5 billion years ago.
 

Cite:
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/drinkingwater/waterfactsoflife.cfm