That’s a really good question - Earth’s water was delivered by asteroid impacts, thanks to Jupiter stirring up the icy bodies in the outer solar system. Here’s what she wrote to Jack on Facebook: She also, apparently, checks her Facebook feed, where she was roped into this conversation! (Seriously, she joined us once for Science on Tap-Minocqua and told us all about it!) From her home in the Northwoods, she spends her days on her computer analyzing data from satellites and telescopes as she looks for other planets that might just have the right conditions for life. But we have friends in high places! Maggie Turnbull is an astronomer and astrobiologist stationed right here in Wisconsin. Hi Jack, thanks for the question! If anyone thought an extraterrestrial question would stump us, well, they were right. Jack, 8, Madison, Wisconsin The Answer: Maggie Turnbull. Hilts’ 7th graders ask us so settle a pretty fishy argument! The Question: This week, 8-year-old Jack, from Madison, wonders about the moon, while Ms. This week Wisconsin’s leading fish expert and a – Water We Talking About? Happy Friday! It’s that time again – when kids across Wisconsin (and the country, really) sending questions and we track down real-life scientists to answer them.
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