Oxygen finally spotted in space
One of astronomy’s longest-running “missing persons” investigations has concluded: astronomers have found molecular oxygen in space.
While single atoms of oxygen have been found alone or incorporated into other molecules, the oxygen molecule - the one we breathe - had never been seen.
The Herschel space telescope spotted the molecules in a star-forming region in the constellation of Orion.
» via BBC
Suddenly, a 9th grade astronomy class head-scratcher proposed by our teacher is answered. What the hell was the name of the kid who sat ahead of me and hated on Oasis? Trevor…? One of the many Davids…?
