Thursday, April 9, 2009

The Edge of Space

Handout of International Space Station seen from space shuttle Discovery
Reuters

Hold on to your hats, or in this case, your helmets: Scientists have finally pinpointed the so-called edge of space — the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and outer space.

With data from a new instrument developed by scientists at the University of Calgary, scientists confirmed that space begins 73 miles above Earth's surface.

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