WHOI Scientists Map and Confirm Origin of Large, Underwater Hydrocarbon Plume in Gulf By Guest PostAugust 19, 2010Environment, Scienceautonomous underwater vehicleauv, bp deepwater horizon, cameron mcIntyre, christopher reddy, conductivity, ctd, dan torres, depth, endeavor, gulf of mexico, marine geochemist, natural oil seeps, oil spill, oxygen, petroleum hydrocarbon, plume of hydrocarbons, research vessel, richard camilli, scientists, sentry, sentry auv, susan k. avery, temperature, tethered yearlong spectrometer, tethys, underwater mass spectrometer, whoi, woods hole oceanographic institution Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a residue of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. (more…) Read More
‘Unexpected’ Discovery a Clue in Solving Galactic Mystery By Guest PostApril 23, 2010Sciencebiosignature, Christine dellert, columbia university, earth-like planet, galactic mystery, joseph harrington, kevin stevenson, massachusetts institute of technology, methane-free world, NASA, neptune, oxygen, physics professor, smallest exoplanet GJ 436b, spitzer space telescope, ufc, university of central florida A Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting a small star about 33 light years away could be a key stepping stone on the path to making sense of an Earth twin. (more…) Read More
