Oxygen gas discovered in space

What a great news to the world. Oxygen molecules have been found in space. The world will not have to worry much about the population in earth.

The scientists have discovered the molecules of oxygen  in the star-forming region of the Orion constellation.

“Oxygen gas was discovered in the 1770s, but it’s taken us more than 230 years to finally say with certainty that this very simple molecule exists in space,” said Paul Goldsmith, NASA’s Herschel project scientist at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.

"This explains where some of the oxygen might be hiding," said Goldsmith. "But we didn't find large amounts of it, and still don't understand what is so special about the spots where we find it. The universe still holds many secrets."

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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/article2316352.ece

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/science-scope/nasa-scientists-discover-oxygen-in-space/9648

http://io9.com/5826809/oxygen-molecules-discovered-in-space-for-the-very-first-time