March 4, 2005
- The Rosetta space probe executes its first Earth flyby of a total of three on its way to the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This one comes closest to the Earth's surface with an altitude of 1954.7 km. (ESA)
- Hydrothermal vents in the mid-Atlantic, named Lost City, support different types of microorganisms than black-smoker vents. Black smoker vents release carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide and metals that are metabolised by life-forms, the Lost City vents release methane and hydrogen. (EurekAlert!) (Nature)
- The smallest star to emit light has been discovered in the Carina constellation. The star named OGLE-TR-122B is the size of Jupiter. (BBC)
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Famous quotes containing the word march:
“What if there’s nothing up there at the top?
Where are the captains that govern mankind?
What tears down a tree that has nothing within it?
A blast of wind, O a marching wind,
March wind, and any old tune,
March march and how does it run.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)