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/
Thursday, October 16, 2008
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
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
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