Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Threatening letters sent to Chase bank offices




On Monday, October 13, five Chase banks in Colorado and Oklahoma were sent threatening letters that contained a white powder. In all, at least 30 threatening letters were sent and each letter contained an unidentified powder. The FBI, Postal inspectors, and local authorities have been investigating this powder. However, field tests on this powder are negative for harmful substances but more labs will do more testing. Whoever sent the letter or what the powders are, is still unknown.

Source:http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20081021/NEWS-US-USA-CRIME-BANKS/

Wednesday, October 8, 2008

New planet found in Constillation Leo



On April 10 2008, Scientists from the university of London have discovered a planet orbiting a star in the Constillation Leo. The planet is a total of 30 lightyears away from Earth. It is the smallest planet to date, however it has a masss that is 5 times bigger than Earth's. One full day on this planet is equal to three weeks here on Earth.
The new planet, named "Gj 436c" can complete it's revolution around it's sun in only 5 Earth days. Gj 436c's current temperature is 127-470 degrees celsius. It is predicted that the planet is a rocky one. It is also predicted that it has a radius 50% greater than the Earth's radius.





source: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080409113958.htm