Current+Events

=**Current Events!**= -Christian King - Sam Sanneman []

This article is is about the recent earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. To recent discovery, scientist have found out that japan's coastline has moved about 8 feet! And the Earthquake was so massive that it shifted the Earth's axis. Some say its not true but even if it is true, we wouldn't be able to tell a difference. That is because if it did shift, it would only be about 1 millisecond of a difference. -Diana Kangaroooooooo-

[] This aticle is about a star named Alpha Camelopardalis that speeded through the sky at about between 680 and 4,200 kilometers per second. Since Alpha Cam is a supergiant star, it gave off a very strong wind and created a bow shock. A star like this is known as a runaway star and scientists were actually able to capture an image of the bow shock and speed created by Alpha Camelopardalis. -Barbara V.

[] This article is about ho wwater got on the moon. Researchers from Tennessee say that the water comes from Mars. Larry Taylor, a distinguished professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences saw last year the water and she proved that since the last appolo the moon is not dry.--> Esmeralda O

[] This article is about the discovery of a new cosmic expolsion. This gamma-ray burst and was associated with a supernova. This discovery was made on March 16th, 2010 with NASA's swift satellite, using the X-ray camera provided by the University of Leicester. While they had the swift observe the gamma-ray burst, they used the Gemini South Telescope to try and find in exploding star or supernova. That was a galaxy 820 million light years away. Finding these two seen together, in a relatively nearby galaxy is a very rare find and now they can study the origins of these to enormous explosions, and by monitoring them both, the scientists will gain a complete picture of this rare cosmic event.- Kelsey Lester

[] This article is about the discovery of tectonic plate movement in East Africa. Researchers have discovered that in Ethiopia, the tectonic plates are causing tears in the land thinning it which says will one day form a new ocean. These studies help scientists and researchers understand how the shift from continental to ocean crust occurs. This crack in Ethiopia's Afar region was discovered a few years back and it has been confirmed that it is the beginning of what will split the African Continent in half. -Trudy Morse

[] In this article the scientist went over a five year long period after putting certain machinery into a comet which created a crater. Over this five year period the crater was gradually forming. Through a wide verity of pictures and spaceships scientist were able to calculate the information about the physical features and chemical features of the comet and the crater.

[] This article is about NASA. They have a set of three cameras, in Alabama, Georgia, and Tennesee. They have planned to use these cameras to view "fireballs", in and around our solar system. They are going to use this data to help improve spaceship designs to better withstand atmospheric conditions. -Amanda Medina

[] This article is about elephants. It is explaining that the older the leader of the herd, the better off the whole herd is. The article says that if the elephants are older that they have a better ability to detect threats. The scientists that studied this used a loud speaker and mounted it up high. Then they played the sound of female and male lion roars. They started out by playing one lion roar, then two and so on. The research found that the more mature elephant had a greater sensitivity to the lion roars. In conclusion, the older an elephant gets, the wiser and better of a leader it gets. emily soupal

[|Massive Solar Storm, Affecting Earth] "The Class X burst" as this solar storm is classified as, is the strong set of solar flares set off by the Sun since 2005 and can yield effects that can last up to two years. Solar flares can manage to mess with the Earth's communication system and electrical grids, Fry satellites and GPS gadgets,burn file storage on computers, but when the solar wind hits the Earth's magnetic field, you can expect a spectacular show of northern lights reaching even farther south the U.S. -Elizabeth Moreno

[] This article was about a galaxy cluster that astronomers found up in space. They wernt exactly sure what it was they found at first but after much research and studying the object in space they declared it a galaxy cluster. This cluster was a much older one than usuall and the astronemers said that they were very lucky to come across something like this because the cluster is so rare! it was a pretty interesting article to read i must say. - Meghan Miller

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The article "One Ring Around them All" was an amazing article about the newest and biggest ring around the planet Saturn. Not only is the ring the biggest one around Saturn it is also the biggest one in the entire solar system. It stretches about "15 milliom" miles across, which makes a big loop, big enough to fit a "billion" planet Earths inside! How cool is that? Astronomers found the ring in Febuary using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which is a spacecraft that trails Earth in an orbit about the sun and takes pictures of deep space. Researchers think the ring may explain why the moon lapetus that is within the new ring is two-toned. Its a really great article. -Dionne Bouyer

[] This article is about autistic children and a friendly robot. Scientists formed this robot to help children with minor and crucial autism learn simple feelings or emotions. the robot is dressed like a normal person and also blinks, waves, and even says statements. Scientists experiment with the robot and a child about once a week and it shows improvement with the childs feelings.--> Kayla Rosa

[] This article is about an asteroid hitting Jupiter - Clara B

[] This article is about the sun being shot in 3-D, to show the entire spherical shape of the star. Twin STEREO probes were positioned on opposite sides of the Sun. They beam back pictures as the Sun moves and when they move around it, the pictures were taken back to Earth. The telescopes that the probes are made of are "tuned to four wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet radiation, nothing will escape their attention." The twin probes were sent off in October of 2006 and on February 6 of this year the twin probes finally made it to 180 degrees apart and each looking at different hemispheres of the Sun. --**Sydney Parson** This article was about new born stars and how they effect the nursery they are growing up in. The material these stars are ejecting during the formation process are colliding with surrounding objects creating different arcs blobs and streaks in space. When a small projectile is shot out of the new star at around 1 million kph hitting collection of gases creating shock waves and beautiful arcs in space. These images are studied by scientists.
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http://fireballs.ndc.nasa.gov/ I found this article on "fire balls" very interesting. Apparently NASA has set up cameras around to look and detect or look for evidence of comets brighter than venus, which would be considered a fire ball. There are three cameras, one in North Alabama, one in North West Georgia, and another in Southern Tennessee. -Lauren Cowart

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/12/17/periodic-table-gets-a-makeover/

This article talks about new finding that 10 elements of the Periodic table of elements are going to get new mass #'s The new elements will include hydrogen, lithium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, silicon, sulfur, chlorine and thallium - BLAKE WEIL