posted by Hannity Staff - 3.01.19
A new study released by NASA this week revealed the earth is “greener” today than it was 20 years ago; citing “ambitious tree planting programs” for the surprising ecological development.
“The research published on Feb. 11 found that the greening of earth over the course of the last two decades has shown an overall increase by 5 percent, equal to more than two million square miles of extra green leaf area per year compared to the early 2000s,” reports Fox News.
“The data, which compared satellite images from the mid-1990s taken by Boston University and those collected from two NASA satellites orbiting the earth for 20 years, showed that both China and India are leading the way in the greening of the globe,” adds the study.
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US President Biden congratulated NASA and said that the event has proved once again that with the power of science and American ingenuity, nothing is beyond the realm of possibility.
NASA s Perseverance rover landed on Mars after successfully encountering seven minutes of terror while touching down on the red planet.
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The rover landed at 2055 GMT becoming only the fifth ever to set its wheels down on Mars. The rover which is the size of an
SUV weighs a ton and is armed with a robotic arm and 19 cameras and two microphones.
Where am I now? Check out this interactive map to zoom in and explore my landing site:https://t.co/uPsKFhW17J
NASA has released new photos of its Perseverance Mars Rover taken just moments before its six wheels hit the ground, an astonishing glimpse into the fiendishly