Monthly Archives: May 2009

Arctic May Boost Oil and Gas Reserves

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

The first-ever comprehensive assessment of Arctic oil and gas deposits reveals that 13% of the world’s undiscovered oil and 30% of its undiscovered natural gas could be trapped beneath the far north’s barren land and icy waters. The potential resources … Continue reading →

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Ancient Volcanic Eruptions Caused Global Mass Extinction

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass extinction 260 million years ago has been uncovered by scientists at the University of Leeds.A previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass extinction 260 million years … Continue reading →

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Jupiter-like Planet Found Orbiting One Of Smallest Stars

Posted on May 30, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

A long-proposed tool for hunting planets has netted its first catch — a Jupiter-like planet orbiting one of the smallest stars known. The technique, called astrometry, was first attempted 50 years ago to search for planets outside our solar system, … Continue reading →

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Astronomers Take Close Look into Black Hole’s Edge

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Using new data from ESA’s XMM-Newton spaceborne observatory, astronomers have probed closer than ever to a supermassive black hole lying deep at the core of a distant active galaxy. The galaxy – known as 1H0707-495 – was observed during four … Continue reading →

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