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Icy Moon Enceladus Spews Water on Saturn

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Planetary scientists examined information from European Space Agency's (ESA) Herschel space observatory and determined that Enceladus, the sixth largest moon of Saturn, is raining water vapors that form a huge donut-shaped ring around Saturn.
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Astronomers Find Largest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water

Astronomers found a reservoir of water measuring 140 trillion times the earth's ocean water in space. The reservoir of water is the most distant ever discovered in the universe, said two teams of researchers.
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China?s Eastern Coastline Teeming With Green Algae Bloom

A massive bloom of algae has spread to a size of almost 20,000 square kilometers in the waters off of China?s eastern coast, according to a report by the country?s state-controlled Xinhua news agency.
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More Water Found Than 140 Trillion Earth Oceans

Researchers have found the largest body of water anywhere in the universe, to date, with mass that measures several trillion times the mass of water on the entire planet Earth.
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NASA Heads to Mars' Gale Crater in Search of Life and Water [VIDEO]

NASA has chosen a landing site for its next Mars rover with the goal of seeking more signs of life and historical water on the planet. Scientists have long known that Mars is home to a few patches of carbonates -- minerals that form readily in large bodies of water -- but they suspect that many more carbonates may be hidden beneath layers of the Red planet.
Quasar Drenched in Water Vapor

Distant Quasar Holds Largest Water Reservoir Ever Found

Water covers more than half of the Earth, but astronomers have discovered a mass of water vapor that is at least 40 trillion times all the water in the world's ocean combined. Two teams of astronomers found what they believe is the largest and farthest water reservoir ever in a distant enormous black hole known as a quasar. The teams of astronomers were each led by scientists at the California Institute of Technology, or Caltech.
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Mississippi Runoff Expands Gulf Dead Zone

The Gulf Dead Zone is the biggest ever this year. It's about 3,300 square miles right now, or roughly the size of Delaware and Rhode Island combined, but researchers at Texas A&M University say it's likely to become much larger, TG Daily reported.
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Largest Reservoir of Water Discovered in Space

Astromomers found a reservoir of water in space that measures 140 trillion times the earth's ocean water. It is also the farthest reservoir of water ever discovered in the universe, according to two teams of researchers.
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Heat Wave 2011: 10 Tips to Stay Cool

A heat wave is gripping the United States with temperatures soaring into the triple digits. With weather this hot, we've got some tips for staying cool on this hot summer day.

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