Current event 5

NASA SOLVES 2,000-YEAR SUPERNOVA MYSTERY 

Nasa has finally found out how the first SuperNova occurred. The US agency said that Monday Spitzer Space Telescope found out that 2000 years ago Chinese Astronomers witnessed what turned out to be an exploding star. The findings show that the stellar explosion took place in a hollowed out cavity allowing material expelled by the star to travel much faster. Astronomers thought it would be at least three times bigger then they expected. In 185A.D astronomers saw a star in the sky that stayed there 8 months but in 1965 they determined that it actually was a SuperNova. 

How could this be good/bad for the society? Its not good or bad its actually good to know that Super Novas were discovered and more stuff about them. 

How did you find it? I actually had nothing to find so I thought space was a good thin to write about. 

Did it come from a reliable resource? Yes, Discovery is really reliable and has really interesting and cool stuff about everything all the time. 

What did you learn?  I learned that SuperNovas were discovered by the chinese and that they were discovered after A.D 

http://news.discovery.com/space/ancient-supernova-mystery-solved-111025.html

Current Event 4

Strange Life Found in Deepest Ocean
Author:N/A
Internet
Oct,24,2011

Scientists are studying the deepest part of the ocean. It is called Mariana Trench. These animals I'm going t talk about xenophyophores. They are spotted in San Diego,Mariana Trench beneath 6.6 miles. They are a very interesting type of sea creatures and are highly adapted to extreme conditions. These small creatures are among the largest individual cells in existence. They usually grow bigger than 4 inches.Rapping particals from the H2O, xenophyophores can focus at high levels of lead, uranium and mercury and are thus likely highly resistant to gigantic doses of heavy metals. 

1. How could this be good or bad for the society? It is actually neutral for now.  

2.How did you find it? I was looking at the animals bar on Discovery and actually "deepest" took my attention.

3.Did it come from a reliable resource? Yes, Discovery is sometimes my last chance and I always find good articles 

4.What did you learn? I learned what the deepest ocean was. 

URL :  http://news.discovery.com/animals/deep-sea-amoeba-life-111023.html 

Current Event 3

Tittle: Seven Supernovas Found in One Galaxy  

Author:Andrew Fazekas 

Source:Internet 

Data:6,OCT,2011 

Some space satellite was able to find 7 different supernovas, it is impressive to have that many supernovas in 1 galaxy. The galaxy was Arp 220, Arp is 250 Million light years away. It is know that Arp 220 formed from the merger of two smaller galaxies and is well known to host a very intense burst of star formation, easily seen in visible wavelengths.Arp 220 Is causing many star deaths.Each of the supernovae found in Arp 220 spans less than a light-year, and at such a great distance, each radio signal covers an angle in the sky less than 0.5 milliarcseconds across, Batejat said. 

Reflection:

1.How could this be good or bad for the society? It does not affect the humans. It affects the stars because ARP 220has some special explosives. 

2.Why did you chose this article. I thought it amazing that people could go 250 million light years away and that there are 7 supernovas in a galaxy.  

3.How did you find it? I was looking on the front page of National Geo and I thought it was pretty cool. 

4.What did you learn?  I learned that there can be more then 7 supernovas in a galaxy and that the galaxy ARP220 exists 

Resource: National Geo

Current Event 2

Title:Mercury:The Little Planet Full of Surprise
Author:Irene Klotz
Source:Internet
Date:Thu September 29, 2011 02:00 PM ET
Summary:
This report is about how a space craft went to mercury to see what is happening on mercury it came back and gave more information. Mercury has a large iron core. Mercury seems to have created the same way as: Mars, Venus and earth. Mercury has immense lava flows that dumped miles of molten rock over gigantic territories of the planet. The Space Craft from NASA Show a new type of land form.
Volatile sources seem to be transforming from solid to gas. On Venus they find that volatile materials, such as potassium and sulphur which would be lost as temperatures spiked under either scenario are present on the planet today. There is also geological evidence for immense outpouring of lava that inundates the large areas of Mercury It is more then several miles deep. The rock was so hot it created channels that went on surface.

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1.How could it be good or bad for the society? It actually does not affect us people. This report had nothing to do with good and bad it was just a normal paragraph. 
2.What did you learn? I learned that this planet named Mercury is quite different the Earth. There is continuous lava flowing over half of the planet. It has resources and its core is made out of iron.
3.How did you find it? I like space and Discovery Channel. I was looking at the "Space" bar and found it. I thought it was pretty distinct. I have never done a Current Event about space.
4.Did it come from a reliable resource? Yes indeed it did, I can always count on Discovery  because its not the first time I use it. It always gives clear info.
Resource:   http://news.discovery.com/space/mercury-messenger-110929.htm1