Thursday, October 16, 2008

Hottest Planet Ever Discovered

A planet called WASP-12b is the hottest planet ever discovered (about 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2,200 degrees Celsius), and orbits its star faster and closer in than any other known world.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20081016/sc_space/hottestplaneteverdiscovered

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP-12b

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/10/15/hottest-ever-exoplanet-discovered-wasp-12b/

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Rare Islamic artifact sells for $5.5 million

A rare Islamic crystal jug that was mistaken earlier this year for a cheap French claret pitcher has sold at auction for almost $5.6 million. ...

The slim-necked vessel, carved from a single piece of rock crystal and decorated with elaborate engravings of cheetahs, was made for the court of the Cairo-based Fatimid dynasty, which ruled a swath of the Middle East and North Africa between 908 and 1187.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/ap_en_ot/eu_britain_expensive_jug;_ylt=Am0J2JGiC3K81sXnCNXPYUGs0NUE