Monthly Archives: September 2009

Saturn Lightning Storm Breaks Solar System Record

A lightning storm has been raging on Saturn since mid-January, making the tempest the longest-lasting storm ever detected in our solar system, astronomers announced . The lightning flashes are 10,000 times stronger than lightning flashes on Earth, research team member Georg … Continue reading

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Did Venus Once Hold Water?

Venus is characterized today as the planet from hell yet may have been closer to a cherished idea that it was once Earth‘s twin, announced at a conference.Data sent back by a European scoutship suggests that even though Venus’ surface is … Continue reading

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Global Warming Could Cool N. America

Global warming could actually chill down North America within just a few decades, according to a new study that says a sudden cooling event gripped the region about 8,300 years ago.Analysis of ancient moss from Newfoundland, Canada, links an injection … Continue reading

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Sea Levels Rose as Much as Two Feet This Summer in U.S. East

Sea levels rose as much as 2 feet (60 centimeters) higher than predicted this summer along the U.S. East Coast, surprising scientists who forecast such periodic fluctuations.he immediate cause of the unexpected rise has now been solved, U.S. officials say … Continue reading

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