Monthly Archives: February 2010

Disaster Struck the Planet Again: Chile Quake

A deadly 8.8-magnitude on Richter Scale earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday, ripping apart buildings, highways and bridges and leaving a path of smoky rubble across a long swath of this earthquake-tested country before sending waves rumbling across the Pacific … Continue reading

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Scientists spot aliens in Milky Way

Scientists have spotted ‘alien’ invaders in Milky Way, comprising as many as a quarter of the star clusters in our galaxy, many more than previously thought, says a new study.The report also suggests that there may be as many as … Continue reading

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Earth is not as warm today as during the last interglacial!

Paleoclimate records suggest that during the last interglacial (so-called Eemian period, a mere 125 thousand years back) .Earth was substantially warmer than present (close to 2C ) despite the fact that GHG concentrations were within the historical range of variability … Continue reading

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Massive Planet WASP-12b Is Torn Apart by Its Own Tides

An international group of astrophysicists has determined that a massive planet outside our Solar System is being distorted and destroyed by its host star — a finding that helps explain the unexpectedly large size of the planet, WASP-12b. read it … Continue reading

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