Pacific Ocean

Spacecraft Graveyard Sits Under The South Pacific As Far From Land As You Can Get On Earth

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Spacecraft Graveyard Sits Under The South Pacific As Far From Land As You Can Get On Earth

A chunk of Mir is probably sitting perfectly preserved on the Pacific Ocean floorPhoto: NASA The final point of many space missions is an extremely isolated spot in the South Pacific Ocean, where spacecraft are splashed down and never seen again. Much of the focus on the upcoming SpaceX Crew-9 mission has been on a … Read more

Dark oxygen discovered in the deep sea in groundbreaking study

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Dark oxygen discovered in the deep sea in groundbreaking study

A team of international scientists has found that oxygen is being produced in complete darkness approximately 4,000 meters below the ocean’s surface. Chaluk | Istock | Getty Images An international team of scientists has discovered that oxygen is being produced by potato-shaped metallic nodules thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The … Read more