Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Friday Satellite Show (Posted by Meera Dolasia on DOGO news)

We all know that when a comet goes through the atmosphere it burns up and makes pretty little shooting stars, but what happens when its a satellite: something the size of a double decker bus? The UARS satellite has been testing out the atmosphere for decades, but due to "space junk", has lost control and will crash through Earth's atmosphere on friday. Now, scientists predict that MOST of it will burn into nothingness, but the rest will hit Earth with a bump. Now, the chances of being hit by one of these pieces is extremely rare, due to the fact that 75% of Earth is covered in water and three fourths of that is uninhabited by humans. However, if a piece of satellite does land near you, keep your hands on it because the pieces will cost LOTS OF DOSH!!!

http://www.dogonews.com/2011/9/22/this-friday-watch-out-for-the-satellite-debris-freefalling-from-space

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Creepy Dark Alien Planet (Posted by Meera Dolasia on DOGO News)

Since 2009, the Keplar Spacecraft has traveled through our galaxy searching for planets that could also sustain life. However, recently, it has come across TrES-2b, the darkest known planet yet! It's still dark in the full sunlight!

Being around 750 MILLION light years away from Earth and around the same size as Jupiter, this planet can't get any creepier... or can it?

The planet has red, glowing clouds that emit light so faintly, but they seem like an electric stove. The scientists believe that the glowiness comes from the fact that its atmosphere of 1800 degrees due to its proximity from the sun. However, it's black part has scientist baffled. They say: "Hey, how come its so dark when its so close to light?"

Scientist say that it could be of some mysterious chemical that we don't even know yet! However, its still just a theory..